Argumentative Writing Vocabulary Quiz

An argument is...

• a fight between two opposing viewpoints

• evidence used to support a claim

• reason(s) someone gives to convince someone of something

• an opposing viewpoint to a claim

Draw what a "claim" in a argument looks like. If you are not much of a drawer, you can provide a defintion in your own words.

A____________ is opposite to the claim in an argument.

True or False: Irrelevant evidence makes an argument stronger.

• True

• False

What do I need to include in my argumentative writing to make the main claim in my argument stronger?

• counterclaim

• evidence

• facts

• opinions

What does one need to include to oppose a counterclaim?

• an argument

• support

• a rebuttal

Do a walkthrough (explain the process) of finding credible sources for creating an argument.