Terms from Argumentative Essay Writing

An individual's conclusion about a text, topic, event, or idea.

• claim

• opinion

• argument

• idea

A topic from society that people have different opinions about.

• Context

• Issue

• Drama

• Audience

(Relevant) logic, data, and facts that support the thesis.

• Support

• Claim

• Thesis

• Evidence

Who? The who that will read your essay.

• Evidence

• Warrant

• Audience

• Issue

A statement that explains how the evidence supports and connects the evidence to the claim (AKA relevant)

• Arguable

• Audience

• Issue

• Bridge

Challenging the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with it. AKA- counterargument

• Disagreement

• Counterclaim

• Discussion

• Counteraction

Demonstrating why the counter-argument is wrong (AKA- rebuttal)

• Turn-around

• U-turn

• Turn-back

• Simile