Components of an Argument

A strong or sound argument includes...

• facts, evidence and reasoning

• opinions, bias and little to no evidence

What are the two parts of an effective claim?

• Evidence and Reasoning

• Counterclaim and Rebuttal

• Summary and Reccomendations

The author is appealing for regular citizens to use logical reasoning by including reasonable evidence....

• logos

• ethos

• pathos

An assertion of the truth of something. The author's opinion.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Logical Fallacy

• Support

Mom, I should be allowed to go to Billy's party Saturday night. For one thing, I did all my chores this week. Also, I turned in all my assignments at school. You can even see in Aeries that my GPA is 95%. You might think there will be no parental supervision there, but I assure you Billy's mom Janet and Dad Joe will be there; in fact, here is their number for you to call.

Which part of the argument is sentence 3?

• claim

• reason

• evidence

• counterclaim

An argument is made up of______.

• emotional appeal

• a main idea

• proof + reasonable claims

• discussion back an forth

The argument is the (a)   plus (+) the ​ (b)   .

• claim

• reasons

• rebuttal

• counterclaim

• evidence

What restates the claim, wraps up argument?

• Conclusion

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Summary

An opposing claim

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Logic

Facts, quotations, etc that writers use to support their argument

• Rhetorical device

• evidence

• support

• logical reasoning