Argument Terms

___________ is the central idea the author supports in their argument.

• claim

• evidence

• position or viewoint

• rebuttal

____________ is a position that is the opposite of another position.

• rebuttal

• opposing viewpoint

• argument

• fallacy

_________ is a statement that supports a position

• emotional appeal

• counterclaim

• reasoning

• claim

_________ facts, statistics, and examples that show why a claim should be belived; it supports and "holds up" a claim.

• relevant

• evidence

• rebut

• sufficient

_______ the process of showing how your evidence connects to and supports your claim.

Two answers

• reasoning

• Ad hominim attack

• refute

• justification

__________ an acknowledgment of a concern or disagreement from those with opposing viewpoints.

• claim

• counterclaim

• fallacy

• relevant

________ is an author's direct response to an opposing viewpoint or claim.

• evaluate

• refute

• fallacy

• rebuttal

_________ a position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position.

• argument

• rebut

• sufficient

• claim

__________ having to do with the matter being considered; important and connected.

• relevant

• refute

• counterclaim

• reasoning

__________ enough; adequate

• emotional appeal

• fallacy

• sufficient

• relevant