Argumentative Quiz/Daylight Saving Time

an attack on a person rather than on his or her argument.

• Circumstantial evidence

• Ad Hominem

• Non sequitur

• Red herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

a position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position

• Hypothesis

• Theory

• Argument

• Opinion

a statement that supports a position

• Claim

• Argument

• Assertion

• Postulate

a rebuttal, or argument against an opposing viewpoint or claim

• Refutation

• Rejoinder

• Rebuttal

• Counter argument

facts, statistics, examples, and comparisons that show why a claim should be believed

• Arguments

• Opinions

• Evidence

• Conclusions

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

a false or mistaken belief or claim, usually based on poor reasoning

• Fallacy

• Misconception

• Delusion

• Prejudice

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

a position that is the opposite of another position

• Contradictory opinion

• Divergent perspective

• Antithetical stance

• Opposing viewpoint

the central idea the author is trying to support in his or her argument; thesis

• The main point the author is trying to make

• Position or viewpoint

• The primary evidence the author is using to support their argument

• The conclusion the author is attempting to draw from their argument

to claim or prove that something is untrue or false

• Refutation

• Denial

• Rebuttal

• Contradiction

to prove a statement, position, or claim is wrong or false

• Refute

• Reject

• Deny

• Disprove