Analyzing Argumentative Texts

The statement an author makes about a topic is called a(n):

• essay

• claim

• reason

• evidence

All are examples of author's purpose, EXCEPT:

• persuade

• entertain

• analyze

• program

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

A counterargument is:

• a text that an author uses to defend a position

• the quality of having trustworthy and reliable sources

• a viewpoint that opposes the author's claim

• the intended target group for a message

If you have a bias about a topic, you will not likely present both sides of the argument.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

You must give credit to the author of information when you:

• summarize

• paraphrase

• summarize or paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

The strongest arguments include:

• logical fallacies and faulty reasoning

• reliable sources and faulty reasoning

• logical fallacies and credible evidence

• reliable sources and credible evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

If I claim that cell phones should not be allowed in classrooms, a counterargument would be:

• potatoes are overrated

• cell phones should be allowed in classrooms

• cell phones are important for daily life

• cell phone ring tones are annoying

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

To reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea is to...

• summarize

• paraphrase

• argue

• context

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

A stereotype is NOT:

• a rhetorical fallacy

• the whole picture

• people classified based on one quality

• often unkind

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

All of the following help check the credibility of a source EXCEPT:

• the background of the author

• the date the article was published

• the author's use of other sources

• the title

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6