Argument Terms

Your opinion about a subject

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Evidence

What is this? Dogs are the best pets because they play a lot and are loving.

• Claim and reasons

• claim and counterclaim

• reasons and rebuttal

• evidence and counterclaim

an opposing argument or response to the speaker’s argument.

• Claim

• counterclaim

• rebuttal

• evidence

How you prove that the other person is wrong and you are right. In other words, how you disprove the counterclaim.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

What is this: Other people may think that dogs are not the best pets because people are allergic to them.

• claim

• counterclaim

• reasons

• rebuttal

the speaker’s response to the counterclaim

• Claim

• Rebuttal

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

facts that prove something

• Evidence

• Claim

• Facts

• Rebuttal

What is this: However, other people are incorrect because people are also allergic to cats. This is shown by an article that stated, “Allergies to cats and dogs affect 10 to 20% of the world’s population,” so that is not a good reason to dislike dogs. 

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Opinion

What is this: “Allergies to cats and dogs affect 10 to 20% of the world’s population,”

• Claim

• Rebuttal

• Evidence

• Opinion

The person writing the essay or telling the argument

• speaker

• author

• audience