8th Grade December Vocabulary Quiz

(n.)

a claim made to rebut a previous claim.

• A) Rebuttal

• B) Counterclaim

• C) Evidence

• D) Credible

(n.)

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

• A) Credible

• B) Valid

• C) Invalid

• D) Evidence

(n.)

the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.

• A) Reasoning

• B) Credible

• C) Valid

• D) Concession

(n.)

a refutation or contradiction.

• A) Concession

• B) Counterclaim

• C) Rebuttal

• D) Reasoning

(n.)

a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.

• A) Concession

• B) Claim

• C) Counterclaim

• D) Credible

(v.)

state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

• A) Valid

• B) Claim

• C) Evidence

• d) Persuasive

(adj.)

(of an argument or point) having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent.

• A) Credible

• B) Reasoning

• C) Invalid

• D) Valid

(adj.)

good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.

• A) Concession

• B) Persuasive

• C) Counterclaim

• D) Rebuttal

(adj.)

(especially of an argument, statement, or theory) not true because based on erroneous information or unsound reasoning.

• A) Invalid

• B) Rebuttal

• C) Claim

• D) Credible

(adj.)

able to be believed; convincing.

• A) Concession

• B) Valid

• C) Credible

• D) Counterclaim