Elements of Argument

In argumentative writing, your stance(belief on a topic)is called :

• evidence

• reasoning/warrant

• claim

• subclaim

After stating your evidence supporting your claim, you need to explain it to your audience/reader. This explanation is called :

• textual evidence

• anecdotal or personal evidence

• argument

• claim

Valarie needed to use ______________________ within her essay so that her argument is supported through facts, details, and quotations from credible sources.

• claim

• evidence

• bias

• counterclaim

Jim’s argument on vaccines seemed reasonable, but Lisa questioned his _____________________ since he has no medical experience.

• credibility

• tone

• bias

• claim

A clearly stated belief. It is a direct, specific, and arguable statement that a speaker attempts to prove.

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

• MJ is the GOAT!

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A statements that goes against one's own claim and acknowledges other viewpoints.

• evidence

• bias

• counterclaim

• supporting detail

Which of the following is a claim?

• Robert Frost, an American poet, had his work originally published in England before it was

  published in America.

• Robert Frost is the poet who wrote “The Road Not Taken.”

• The poetic works of Poe are superior to the works of Frost.

• Edgar Allen Poe wrote Annabelle Lee, The Tell Tale Heart, and The Raven.

What is a "rebuttal"?

• when a speaker or writer uses argument and presents reasoning or evidence intended to undermine or weaken the claim of an opponent
• explanation of why or how the data supports the claim, the underlying assumption that connects your data to your claim
• a claim that disagrees with or negates the claim

A brief story that illustrates a point. 

• facts and statistics

• examples

• expert opinions

• anecdotes

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The writer's position or opinion on an issue. 

• claim
• counterclaim
• reasons
• evidence