Argumentative Vocab

the position taken on a topic using logic, reasoning and evidence

• fact

• claim/argument

• plagiarism

a text that gives original ideas or information

• source

• opinion

• claim/argument

a truth that can be proven or verified

• opinion

• paraphrase

• fact

copying words or ideas as your own without giving credit to the original source

• plagiarism

• fact

• paraphrase

target group for a certain message

• fact

• intended audience

• plagiarism

restate the meaning of something using different words

• paraphrase

• claim/argument

• plagiarize

a person's thoughts, feelings, or beliefs about something

• fact

• opinion

• intended audience

I read the article and ________ the information in my own words.

• claimed

• paraphrased

• plagiarized

I included ______ in my issue that could be proven with evidence.

• facts

• opinions

• plagiarism

My teacher told me ________ was cheating because I was using someone else's words and pretending they were my own ideas.

• opinion

• paraphrasing

• plagiarism