Argumentative Quiz

attempts to persuade the reader to agree with the writer's claim or position on an issue, using evidence and reasoning to support its ideas.

• Argument

• Bias

• Claim

• Logical Fallacy

When you respond directly to your opponent's argument/point to explain/show how/why they are wrong.

• Reasoning

• Rebuttal

• Claim

• Bandwagon Appeal

 an explanation you provide to the readers that convinces them that your ideas make sense.

• Reasoning

• Rhetorical Device

• Reliable Source

• Evidence

position or statement on a topic, an opinion with which others might disagree.

• Claim

• Bias

• Evidence

• Position

a technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience. Example: Logos (logic), Pathos (emotion), Ethos (status=trustworthiness)

• Claim

• Rhetorical Device

• Position

• Reliable Source

the opposing side to an argument or position on an issue.

• Counterargument

• Evidence

• Argument

• Reliable Source

an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning.

• Argument

• Logical Fallacy

• Reliable Source

• Claim

Allowing teens to have recess is better for their mental health is an example of

• Reliable Source

• Rhetorical Device

• Bias

• Claim

Rhetorical Device that uses number, facts, statistics. Makes you think!

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

What is a claim?

• The opposing viewpoint

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• The writer’s main point; what the author believes to be true

• Connects evidence to the claim