Assessment 1 Vocab

Making a statement about what you think is true or right.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

• Relevant

The proof that helps to show that what you're saying is true.

• Evidence
• Opinion
• Guess
• Assumption

Explaining how the evidence supports your opinion.

• Reasoning

• Claim

• Argument

• Evidence

Looking closely at something and deciding if it's good or bad, strong or weak, etc.

• Observation
• Evaluation
• Calculation
• Estimation

Explaining your opinion and giving reasons for why you believe what you do.

• Counterargument

• Claim

• Argument

• Evidence

Having information that actually helps with what you're talking about.

• Relevant

• Irrelevant

• Claim

• Argument

Having information that doesn't really have anything to do with what you're discussing.

• Irrelevant
• Relevant
• Inconclusive
• Inaccurate

How much you can trust that the information is true and accurate.

• Evidence

• Credibility

• Claim

• Reasoning

Someone else saying why they disagree with you and giving their own reasons.

• Evidence

• Claim

• Counterargument

• Reasoning

Pick Three

• NOT THIS ONE

• NOT THIS ONE

• NOT THIS ONE

• NOT THIS ONE