Argumentative Text Vocabulary

position a writer takes on an issue

• claim

• evidence

• repetition

• audience

main points that justify a writer's claim

• graphic features

• direct address

• anecdote

• reasons

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

facts, anecdotes, statistics, expert opinions, and testimonials all support a claim

• claim

• evidence

• counter argument

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

the people that the author of a text is writing to

• counter argument

• allusion

• audience

• graphic features

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

a staement that can be PROVED using reliable sources

• Opinion

• Fact

• repetition

• audience

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

a statement made by an expert that confirms an author's claim

• testimonial

• direct address

• allusion

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

a brief story that illustrates a point made by the author

• claim

• counter argument

• anecdote

• fact

common opposing opinions presented by the author to help strengthen their argument, showing that both sides have been carefully examined

• claim

• counter argument

• anecdote

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

diagrams, charts, or bar graphs used to present information

• graphic features

• audience

• anecdote

• rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is a claim? 

• A false statement 
• A true statement 
• A reasonable statement 
• An arguable statement 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8