Argument Quiz

Which of the following is the BEST example of a potential argument?

• Sharks are scary

• Hi, my name is Mrs. Holden and im your guys new 5th period

• I feel like water bottles are bad for the environment

What is the definition of argument?

• An exchange of diverging or opposite views

• a claim made to rebut a previous claim.

• a demand for something due or believed to be due.

• the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

What is the definition of reasoning?

• a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

• the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.

• the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

• state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

True or False? A claim is where you state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

• True

• False

What is a counterclaim?

• a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

• An exchange of diverging or opposite views

• State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof

• A claim made to rebut a previous claim

True or False? Evidence is the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.

• True

• False

What is the definition of a rebuttal?

• an exchange of diverging or opposite views

• state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

• a refutation or contradiction.

What is reasoning?

• a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

• state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

• the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

• the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.

What matches the definition? the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.

• refutation

• rebuttal

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