Support a Position

a response to a counterclaim explaining why it’s wrong or not convincing

• Fact

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Rebuttal

Answer explanation

The main point of an author's argument is called a

• claim

• evidence

• reason

• conclusion

Examples, facts, and expert quotes used to support reasons are called

• evidence

• reasons

• claims

• conclusions

What does it mean to cite evidence?

• Make up information that sounds good

• Copy down what an author said in an article and cal it your own

• Use a direct quote or paraphrase from a text and give credit to the writer

• To see the evidence you wrote down

The main purpose of any argument writing is to

• entertain

• inform

• persuade

• instruct

The use of reasons and evidence to support a claim is called -

• claim

• reason

• argument

• evidence

• defense

Examples, facts, and expert quotes that support the reason/s are considered-

• arguments

• transitions

• evidence

• counterarguments

Evidence is

• Proof that supports and backs up my claim

• Words or phrases a writer uses to move from one idea to the next

• Explaining, expanding on, and reinforcing the importance of my evidence and how/why it supports my claim

• A list of the sources I used during my research

the central idea the author supports in their argument; thesis

• Claim

• Evidence

• Position or Viewpoint

• Counterclaim

What is the term for a statement that supports a position in an argument?

• A) Evidence

• B) Claim

• C) Counterclaim

• D) Rebuttal