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Argument Elements

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Argument Elements
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which type of appeal is based on logic and reasoning in persuasive techniques?

Ethos

Pathos

Logos

Kairos

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What do emotional appeals use to persuade?

Logical reasoning

Statistical data

Feelings

Historical evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A form of evidence that is presented to contradict other evidence that has been previously presented. 

The purpose of this element is to strengthen the main claim.

rebuttal

fact or statistic

anecdote

counterclaim

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A claim that opposes the main claim of an argument. This element is included so the audience trusts the speaker to be honest in presenting the argument. Another one of its purposes is to state what opponents may state to prove the speaker wrong. An argument should never ever ever end with this element.

rebuttal

counterclaim

evidence

reasoning

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the explanation of how the evidence supports the claim:

rebuttal

reason

reasoning

counterclaim

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a claim?

A thesis, or the change the speaker/writer is calling for, the main part of an argument.

The most important detail of the story.

A summary of the text

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a counterclaim?

A claim you put on the counter

An opposing or opposite of your claim

The same thing as just a claim

There's no such thing

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