Understanding Argumentative Terms

A claim must:

• be debatable

• state clearly if you're on the pro or con side

• be very specific

• all of these are correct

Support is also known as what?

• Rebuttal

• Backing

• Evidence

• Warrant

Why are transitions used?

• To state the claim

• To explain the warrant

• To introduce the evidence and/or a new detail

• To introduce the topic sentence

If you disagree or are against an issue, which side are you on?

• Pro

• Con

• Neutral

• Undecided

Counterclaim

• an original account or record created at the time of an event by someone who witnessed or was involved in it. Autobiographies, letters, and government records are types of primary sources.

• a claim made by someone with an opposing opinion on a given issue. When creating an argument, you must be able to argue against counterclaims.
  

• a sentence, usually in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer’s position or opinion on the topic of the essay. A thesis statement should go beyond telling the reader the topic of the essay. It should tell the reader what the writer thinks about the topic.

• facts and details that support the claim a writer is making

a position or viewpoint along with the claims and eveidence used to support that position

• argument

• relevant

• rebuttal

• claim

to disprove; to successfully argue against

• delineate

• opposing viewpoint

• statistic

• refute

One’s belief of what the truth is

• Countercargument

• Hook

• Introduction

• Claim

Argumentative text

• visualizing physical details from a text such as actions, characters, scenes, events, and setting

• a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work

• truths that are verifiable

What is a claim?

• relevant and accurate data

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• a position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint