Argument Terms Quiz

​ (a)   information about the topic

• background
• thesis statement
• hook
• reasons
• explain/elaboration
• counterargument
• rebuttal
• call to action
• evidence

​ (a)   an interesting fact, quote, or statistic that brings the audience in

• hook
• background
• call to action
• explain/elaboration
• counterargument
• rebuttal
• reasons
• evidence
• thesis statement

​ (a)   suggest a task for your audience to support your claim

• call to action
• hook
• rebuttal
• reasons
• thesis statement
• evidence
• explain/elaboration
• counterargument
• background

​ (a)   why your audience should believe you

• reasons
• background
• hook
• call to action
• counterargument
• rebuttal
• explain/elaboration
• evidence
• thesis statement

​ (a)   facts, quotes, statistics, data (the receipts)

• evidence
• rebuttal
• call to action
• hook
• background
• counterargument
• thesis statement
• explain/elaboration
• reasons

​ (a)   the other side’s argument

• counterargument
• hook
• background
• reasons
• thesis statement
• evidence
• explain/elaboration
• rebuttal
• call to action

​ (a)   why your evidence supports your reason

• explain/elaboration
• call to action
• hook
• background
• rebuttal
• reasons
• evidence
• thesis statement
• counterargument

​ (a)   why the counterargument is wrong

• rebuttal
• call to action
• counterargument
• explain/elaboration
• evidence
• reasons
• background
• thesis statement
• hook

​ (a)   claim (point you are trying to make) and reasons to support it

• thesis statement
• hook
• background
• reasons
• evidence
• explain/elaboration
• counterargument
• rebuttal
• call to action