Writing Vocab

The _____________ states the argument the writer is trying to prove.

• Debatable Claim

• Evidence

• Commentary

• anecdotal

Which is the BEST definition for CLAIM.

• A claim is an opinion.

• A claim is one sentence in which the writer states his/her position on an issue.

• A claim is one sentence in which the writer tells you what he/she thinks.

The part of an argument where the writer takes the time to explain his/her evidence and show how it helps prove his/her claim is called what?

• The claim.

• The evidence.

• The commentary.

facts, expert opinions, examples, or other details that back up a reason or claim

• argument

• I don't know

• evidence

• claim

Something that is believable and from a trustworthy source

• Cite

• Thesis statement

• Credible

• Purpose

When I found out that Marisa was a(n) ______________ of the new law about keeping dogs on leashes, I asked her a lot of questions to find out why she supported it.

• proponent

• opponent

• grapple

• assert

Because he was such a resolute ______________ for the homeless, Pete gathered donations at school every month to donate to the local shelter.

• excerpt

• invalidate

• advocate

• refute

To _____________ my brother's theory that rocks from our gravel driveway would float, I filled up a bowl with water and dropped the rocks in to show him that he was wrong.

• refute

• invalidate

• minimize

• preclude

Tim and Dan are ______________ in class, always trying to compete and one-up each other.

• proponents

• advocates

• refutes

• adversaries

Which word best completes the sentence: The author's ___________ was evident in the way she described the protagonist's journey.

• A) diction

• B) syntax

• C) tone

• D) grammar