Vocabulary of Argument

a statement that supports a position

• Claim

• Plagiarism

• Relevant

• Rebuttal

A statement that explains a belief or an action; the "why"

• Anecdote

• Opinion

• Reason

• Relevant

a belief, not necessarily based on truth

• Debate

• Opinion

• Statistic

• Analyze

a public discussion involving opposing viewpoints

• Analyze

• Opinion

• Debate

• Evidence

a rebuttal, or argument against an opposing viewpoint or claim

• Counterargument

• Analyze

• Rebuttal

• Opinion

a claim or proof that something is untrue or false

• Sources

• Plagiarism

• Paraphrase

• Rebuttal

a false or mistaken belief or claim, usually based on poor reasoning

• Example

• Fallacy

• Analyze

• Debate

the central idea the author is trying to support in his or her argument; thesis

• Fallacy

• Position

• Rebuttal

• Debate

facts, statistics, examples, and expert opinions that show why a claim should be believed

• Evidence

• Counterargument

• Relevant

• Opinion

A word that means to argue against a claim or statement

• A) Support

• B) Counter

• C) Agree

• D) Validate