AP LANG Vocab 2.1

What is a claim?

• A statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make.

• something you know, whether it is from personal experience, anecdotes you’ve heard from others, observations, or your general knowledge of current events

• A series of questions that develops a line of reasoning.

• An assertion or proposition that states the argument’s main idea or position; it must be arguable

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Claim of Fact is:

• Asserts that something is true or not true

• Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

• Proposes a change

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Claim of Value is:

• Asserts that something is true or not true

• Proposes a change

• Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Claim of Policy is:

• Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable

• Asserts that something is true or not true

• Proposes a change

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a Closed Thesis?

• Does not list all the point the writer intends to cover in an essay

• A statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make.

• A summary of a counterargument, usually qualified by although or but, precedes the writer’s opinion

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is an Open Thesis?

• Does not list all the point the writer intends to cover in an essay

• A summary of a counterargument, usually qualified by although or but, precedes the writer’s opinion

• A statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1A

What is a Counterargument Thesis?

• A statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make.

• A summary of a counterargument, usually qualified by although or but, precedes the writer’s opinion

• Does not list all the point the writer intends to cover in an essay

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What is First-hand Evidence?

• Accessed through research, reading, and observation; it includes factual and historical information, expert opinion, and quantitative data. It is whenever you cite something that someone else knows.

• something you know, whether it is from personal experience, anecdotes you’ve heard from others, observations, or your general knowledge of current events

• Includes things that can be represented in numbers: statistics, surveys, polls, census information

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is Second-hand Evidence?

• Includes things that can be represented in numbers: statistics, surveys, polls, census information

• something you know, whether it is from personal experience, anecdotes you’ve heard from others, observations, or your general knowledge of current events

• Accessed through research, reading, and observation; it includes factual and historical information, expert opinion, and quantitative data. It is whenever you cite something that someone else knows.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What is Quantitative Evidence?

• something you know, whether it is from personal experience, anecdotes you’ve heard from others, observations, or your general knowledge of current events

• Accessed through research, reading, and observation; it includes factual and historical information, expert opinion, and quantitative data. It is whenever you cite something that someone else knows.

• Includes things that can be represented in numbers: statistics, surveys, polls, census information

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7