Parts of an Argument

Logos appeals to support claims can include:

• emotional reasons

• personal experiences

• statistics

• confirmed facts

• expert research

This part of an argument recognizes the opposing opinions, but provides evidence of its error.

• claim

• reason

• evidence

• reasoning

• counterargument

Determine what type of appeal the below sentence is:

"The purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows" - SJ Harris

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• None of the above

This part of an Argument is a statement of your position, or opinion, on an issue; what you want others to understand or agree with.

• claim

• reason

• evidence

• reasoning

• counterargument

True Argumentative Writing must have a Counterargument to be a complete Argument.

• True

• False