Argument Vocabulary Terms

Claim

• A statement of fact or a statement that will be proved

• An opinion stated by the writer

• The answer to a question

• A statement that is based on an opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Opposition

• An agreement with another person

• The statement of the writer's opinion

• A position that is in disagreement with another position

• A statement of fact

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

To provide evidence or show something to be true

• Opposition

• Claim

• Support

• Counter-Claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Evidence closely related and important to the claim

• suggestions

• relevant evidence

• support

• position

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

information that comes from a reliable source

• evidence

• credible evidence

• opinion

• opposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Cite

• To give credit to an author for his or her work

• To use quotation marks

• The other side of the argument

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Point of View

• A way of looking at an issue

• Opinion

• Evidence

• The claim in an essay

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When one provides a set or reasons or arguments for a position they ________________________________.

• Restate and answer

• Explain

• state your case

• state their position.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Ethos

• Information from experts

• Emotional reasons

• Logical reasons

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos

• Reasons that appeal to logic - commonsense reasons

• Ethical reasons

• A statement of fact

• A picture

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5