Evaluating Arguments Applications

The main idea of an argument is known as the...?

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Facts, details, statistics, expert opinions, and quotes are known as...?

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Rebuttals

• Claims

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following best defines reasoning?

• facts and statistics found in research

• using strong feelings, rather than facts, to persuade

• quoting an expert in the field to support a claim

• a general statement that supports the author's claim or opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A piece of evidence that is clear and credible is known as...?

• Relevant evidence

• Irrelevant Evidence

• Sound Evidence

• Unsound Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

A piece of evidence that is closely connected to the claim is known as...?

• Relevant Evidence

• Irrelevant Evidence

• Sound Evidence

• Unsound Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following statements is an example of a claim?

• Sports teach students how to work as a team and trust others to be supportive.

• The National Alliance for Youth Sports states, "Working as a team to reach a common goal helps children develop communication and problem solving skills that will benefit them on the field and off."

• Every middle school student should be required to participate in a sport.

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: "High school students should be required to wear uniforms."

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Claim is...

• A method of persuasion where the writer tries to win the audience by establishing credibility on the subject. Readers believe the writer because of their expertise on the topic. 

• The opposite of the writer’s claim, used to rebut the claim.

• The author’s main argument.

• The intended reader that the author is trying to persuade. 

Define argument:

• The speaker's position on a problem or an issue.

• The speaker's claim supported by reasons and evidence.

• Declarations made to explain

• Relevant facts, statistic, and data

facts, expert opinions, examples, or other details that back up a reason or claim

• argument
• counterargument
• evidence
• claim