Argument Terms Test Prep

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

• reason
• claim/thesis
• evidence
  evidence
• warrant

Facts, statistics, anecdotes, and quotes

• claims
• evidence
• audience

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

• counterclaim/counterargument
• rebuttal
• warrant
• thesis

This is another word for claim

• bridge
• evidence
• thesis

Evidence is

• Proof that supports and backs up my claim

• Words or phrases a writer uses to move from one idea to the next

• Explaining, expanding on, and reinforcing the importance of my evidence and how/why it supports my claim

• A list of the sources I used during my research

A counterargument is

• Words or phrases a writer uses to move from one idea to the next

• To re-word, rearrange, summarize, or put information in my own words

• The opposing side of an argument

• A list of the sources I used during my research

An example of a claim is

• No, because kids can get hurt, feel too much pressure, and lose focus on their grades

• Yes because competitive sports are fun!

• Kids should be involved in competitive sports.

A works cited page is

• Using evidence word for word from a text and putting the evidence in quotation marks

• Words or phrases a writer uses to move from one idea to the next

• A list of the sources I used during my research

• Why an author believes their stance

TRUE/FALSE: The INTRODUCTION should begin with a HOOK to draw in the reader's' attention into your paper

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a C-Citation sentence starter that a student could use in their body paragraphs?

• This shows that

• This uncovers that

• According to the text

• This spotlights that