Claim, evidence, reasoning, counterclaim, rebuttal

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Definition: A statement that contains the main idea of an argument.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Debatable

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Definition: Facts, examples, and expert opinions that support the claim.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Argumentative

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Definition: A combination of statements and rhetorical appeals that attempt to explain or emphasize why a reader or audience should consider the evidence that is presented and accept the claim.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Debatable

Identify the stronger type of evidence to use in an argument

• Direct evidence

• Indirect evidence

• No evidence

• Just talk louder than the other person and you'll win the debate

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Definition: The opposite side of an argument or debatable topic.

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Claim

• Spaghetti

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Definition: When the writer proves the opposite side of the argument wrong, attacks its logic, or invalidates its importance

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Reasoning

• Starr Elementary

Identify which is a claim:

• Chatting online not only helps gamers make new friends. It also can improve self-esteem.

• James Paul Gee, a linguist and professor of literacy studies as ASU, thinks we should expand the traditional definition of digital literacy.

• If major technology companies are using gaming to improve worker's communication and digital literacy, there must be something to it.

• Suppose you begin chatting online with a new player, and you find out the person is from Kazakhstan.

Identify which is evidence:

• Chatting online not only helps gamers make new friends. It also can improve self-esteem.

• James Paul Gee, a linguist and professor of literacy studies as ASU, thinks we should expand the traditional definition of digital literacy.

• Suppose you begin chatting online with a new player, and you find out the person is from Kazakhstan.

• If major technology companies are using gaming to improve worker's communication and digital literacy, there must be something to it.

Identify which is reasoning:

• Chatting online not only helps gamers make new friends. It also can improve self-esteem.

• James Paul Gee, a linguist and professor of literacy studies as ASU, thinks we should expand the traditional definition of digital literacy.

• If major technology companies are using gaming to improve worker's communication and digital literacy, there must be something to it.

• Suppose you begin chatting online with a new player, and you find out the person is from Kazakhstan.

Identify which is a claim:

• About 70% of plastic water bottles bought in the US were not recycled in 2015

• Bottled water is regulated by the FDA and requires weekly testing; tap water is more stringently regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency through multiple daily tests.

• Studies indicate that communities living close to PET factories suffer from increased levels of chronic illness and birth defects.

• Bottled water would reduce waste and protect the environment