Argument Vocabulary and Techniques

A strong opinion based on facts and research

• statement

• claim

• thought

• view

Trying to make someone believe something is true without evidence.

• guess

• show

• persuade

• trick

Information that supports your reasons with facts and research

• evidence

• story

• advertisement

• rumor

A claim supported by reasons and evidence

• joke

• conversation

• statement

• argument

Tells why and makes someone care about your claim

• mistake

• fib

• Reason

• misunderstanding

The exact opposite of your claim that is provable with reasons and evidence

• counterclaim

• reason

• claim

• overview

a claim that does not have good reasons

• argument

• evidence

• counterclaim

• unsubstantiated

carry out research to discover facts or information

• investigate

• claim

• reason

• analysis

a text that gives both sides of an argument

• article

• claim

• one-sided

• overview

what are the 3 things that make a good argument?

• claim, evidence, persuasion

• claim, reasons, evidence

• overview, opinion, reason

• reason, analysis, argument