Argument Concepts

What is is purpose of an argument?

• To persuade someone to see things from your perspective
• To prove that you are right
• To yell at someone until they agree with you
• To make claims against something

What are the four key elements of an argumentative piece of writing?

• claims, evidence, details, conclusions
• claims, evidence, transitions, conclusions
• claims, evidence, reasoning, counterclaim
• claims, reasoning, details, counterclaims

What is a claim?

• A statement made by the writer with which others might agree or disagree
• answers a question or proposes a solution to a problem
• formed by looking at evidence or data to form a conclusion
• all of the above

Evidence is....

• a collection of data which supports the claim
• details 
• quotes from a text
• made up by the person making the claim

What explains how or why the evidence supports a claim?

• counterclaim
• data
• observations
• reasons

This is a claim that is in opposition of or that goes against the claim made by the writer.

• claim
• evidence
• counterclaim
• reasons 

Jim found an article that proves the health benefits of eating donuts at least once a day. He has found...

• claim
• counterclaim
• evidence
• reasoning 

Justin read a website by the "Flat Earth" movement. He did not agree with the claim being made that the Earth was flat. He wrote to them with evidence that the Earth is round. Justin was presenting a...

• claim
• evidence
• reasons
• counterclaim