Argument Unit Review

What appeal is about making a claim and supporting it using reasoning and logic?

• logos

• pathos

• ethos

Information and facts used to support your position is called:

• reasoning

• evidence

• theme

• counterclaim

The targeted group learning about your topic is called:

• author

• proponent

• opponent

• audience

A claim is: 

• the position you are trying to get your readers to accept

• the thesis statement

• typically found in a writer's introduction

• all of the above

Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

• setting

• introduction

• supporting or body paragraphs

• conclusion

What is the other side of the issue (opposite of your claim) called?

• Thesis Statement

• Ex-claim

• Counterargument

• Position

Which of these transitions would a writer use to address a counterargument?

• However

• Similarly

• Also

• In conclusion

Credible evidence means that it:

• comes from an unreliable, biased source.

• comes from a reliable, unbiased source.

When a writer paraphrases someone else’s ideas...

• they summarize information from sources into their own words.

• they provide exact quotes from sources.

The objective of this type of writing is to establish a claim and then support it with logical reasoning, examples, and evidence.

• Fiction Text

• Argumentative Text

• Informational Text

• Poetry