Argumentative Terms
Authored by Elizabeth Buehler
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What should the author support his or her claims with to strengthen an argument?
Personal opinions
Evidence
Emotionally charged language
Unrelated facts
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To avoid sounding like the author is biased or only one-sided, the author should maintain what?
Logical Tone
Objective Tone
Emotional Charged Language
Clearness
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is necessary for an argument to be considered well-reasoned?
It should avoid using any facts or statistics.
It should make logical sense.
It should only present one side of the argument.
It should be based soley on personal opinions.
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How should an author handle opposing viewpoints in a strong argument?
Ignore them completely.
Refute them with logic and relevant evidence.
Agree with them without question.
Use emotionally charged language to dismiss them.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the words/phrases called that help writers connect one idea to the next and sound more logical?
Transitions
Evidence
Reasons
Claims
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of evidence in an argument?
To attack the person making the argument
To provide a false belief or claim
To show why a claim should be believed
To appeal to the reader's emotions
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To maintain a formal style in your essay, you should avoid all of the following except...
Slang
Precise nouns and verbs
Contractions
Words like I/Me/My
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