Argumentative Writing Review

What is NOT a part of argumentative writing?

• Claim

• Sensory Details

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

Why do we have so many different parts to argumentative writing?

_{(Claim, Evidence, Counterclaim, Rebuttal, Final Takeaways)}

• It helps to build a stronger argument

• It allows you to give evidence to be more persuasive

• Acknowledging people who disagree shows you understand the complexity of the issue

• All of the above

What is the purpose of the CLAIM?

• To accuse other people of being wrong

• To make your writing sound fancy

• To provide specific evidence about why your opinion is correct

• To state the opinion you will be arguing

What is the purpose of EVIDENCE in argumentative writing?

• To state the opinion you will be arguing

• To give specific examples or reasons that support why your claim is correct.

• To explain what people who disagree with you think

• To help people understand why this topic matters to them

What is the purpose of the FINAL TAKEAWAY in argumentative writing?

• To state the opinion you will be arguing

• To give specific examples or reasons that support why your claim is correct.

• To explain what people who disagree with you think

• To help people understand why this topic matters to them

A COUNTERCLAIM is where you explain who may disagree with your argument and why they disagree. The counterclaim:

• Weakens your overall argument because it draws attention to weaknesses in your argument.

• Strengthens your overall argument because it acknowledges the complexity of the issue and why your opinion is still stronger.

Answer explanation

This is especially true when used with the rebuttal. The rebuttal is where you give another reason why your overall argument is stronger than the counterclaim argument.

A REBUTTAL is important because...

• It explains why people shouldn't be persuaded by the counterclaim

• It gives another reason why your argument is correct

• All of the above

What is the correct order for argumentative writing?

• Final Takeaways, Claim, Counterclaim, Evidence, Rebuttal

• Claim, Rebuttal, Counterclaim, Evidence, Final Takeaways

• Claim, Evidence, Counterclaim, Rebuttal, Final Takeaways

• Evidence, Claim, Final Takeaways, Rebuttal, Counterclaim

This is the ______ part of argumentative writing.

Plastic water bottles should be uninvented because they are bad for the environment and unnecessary.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Final Takeaways

This is the ______ part of argumentative writing.

For example, according to the Container Recycling Institute, 86% of plastic water bottles end up in landfill. This shows how bad plastic water bottles are for the environment.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Final Takeaways