Argumentative

What type of writing includes an author's opinion on a topic and uses facts to support a claim?

• narrative

• argumentative

• poetic

• informational

After reading an argumentative essay, what should you know?

• An author's opinion and reasoning

• Plot and Theme

• Figurative meanings and symbols

• Only facts about one person or topic

What do you call an author's opinion or position on a debate topic?

• Claim

• Argument

• Fact

• Theme

Making a claim and supporting it using logic is:

• persuasion

• claim

• argument

• evidence

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Persuasive

• Fiction

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Persuasive

• Fiction

What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay?

• argument

• three reasons

• hook

• rebuttal

A counterargument challenges the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with you. 

• True

• False

A refutation demonstrates why the counterargument is wrong. 

• True

• False

True or False:
Evidence is facts that support your claim. 

• True

• False