Study words for quiz

a public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion.

• Controversy:

• Argument

• Claim

• Reasons:

facts or reasoning offered to support a position as being true

• Argument

• Controversy

• Claim

• Reasons

a writer’s statements or a position or opinion about a topic.

• Claim

• Controversy

• Argument

• Reasons

the points that explain why the author is making a certain claim

• Reasons

• Controversy

• Argument

• Claim

 the information that supports or proves an idea or claim

• Evidence:

• Research

• Claim:

• Plagiarism

the process of locating information from a variety of sources

• Research

• Evidence:

• Claim

• Controversy:

giving credit to the authors of source information

• Evidenc

• Citation

• Controversy

• Plagiarism

 taking and using as your own the words and ideas of another

• Argument

• Credible

• Research

• Plagiarism:

to be trusted or believed

• Evidence

• Credible

• Sufficient

• Relevant

closely connected to the matter at hand (for examples, evidence supporting a claim)

• Logos

• Relevant

• Sufficient

• Tone