Argument Vocabulary

What does argument mean?

• a statement that supports a position

• a position or viewpoint along with claims and evidence used to support that position

• details that an author includes to support their claim.

• the opening statement

What is evidence?

• the reasons given for why the evidence supports the argument

• when an author acknowledges an opposing viewpoint

• facts, statistics, examples, and comparisons that show why a claim should be believed

• a statement that supports a position

What is a counterclaim?

• when an author acknowledges an opposing viewpoint

• to prove a claim is wrong

• it proves the counterclaim is wrong and the writer's claim is correct

• the opening statement that grabs the reader's attention

What is a hook?

• facts, statistics, examples, and comparisons that show why a claim should be believed

• to prove a claim is wrong

• the reasons given for why the evidence supports the argument

• the opening statement that grabs the readers attention

What is a claim?

• a statement that supports a position

• to prove a claim is wrong

• the reasons given for why the evidence supports the claim

• proving the counterclaim is wrong and the writer's claim is correct

What does refute mean?

• when an author acknowledges an opposing viewpoint

• the author's claim

• to prove a claim is wrong

• the reasons given for why the evidence supports the argument

What are supporting details?

• a statement that supports a position

• the 2-3 details that an author includes to support his/her claim

• when an author acknowledges an opposing viewpoint

• facts, statistics, examples, and comparisons that show why a claim should be believed

What is a rebuttal?

• the author's claim

• an opposing claim

• the part of a paper that proves the counterclaim is wrong, and the author's argument is correct

• details the author includes to support their claim

What is a thesis?

• the author's claim

• reasons given for why the evidence supports the argument

• a position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support the position

• a statement that supports a position

What is an explanation?

• a statement that supports a position

• the reasons given for why the evidence supports the argument

• the opening statement that grabs the reader's attention

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