Claims, Evidence and Reasoning

This is the position or idea that the writer is trying to get the audience to accept.

• reason
• claim/thesis
• evidence
  

• warrant

Facts, statistics, anecdotes, and quotes

• claims
• evidence
• warrants
• audience

A statement that goes against or opposes the author's claim.

• counterclaim/counterargument
• rebuttal
• warrant
• thesis

Offers evidence in response to the counterclaim.

• claim
• bridge
• warrant
• rebuttal

What is another term for "counterclaim"?

• opposing viewpoint

• claim

• argument

• refute

What is a statement that supports your claim?

• logic

• evidence

• refute

• reason

The type of writing that tries to convince the reader of something is called______________.

• narrative

• argumentative

• descriptive

• expository

The data, facts, and research that supports an opinion is called:

• claim

• evidence

• analysis

• warrant

Explaining HOW the evidence supports the claim is called:

• analysis

• evidence

• counterclaim

• warrants

What is the correct formula/order of the elements of argument?

• Claim, counterclaim, warrants, evidence, analysis, return to claim

• counterclaim, evidence, warrants, return to claim, analysis, claim

• claim, evidence, counterclaim, warrants, analysis, return to claim

• return to claim, warrants, evidence, analysis, counterclaim, claim