Evidence for Argumentative Writing

The use of reasons and evidence to support a claim is called -

• claim

• reason

• argument

• evidence

• defense

A statement that goes against or opposes the author's claim.

• counterclaim/counterargument

• rebuttal

• warrant

• thesis

an argument against an opposing viewpoint or claim (the "comeback" to a counterclaim) viewpoint or claim (the “comeback” to a counterclaim)

• rebuttal

• emotional appeal

• position

• refute

to prove a statement, position, or claim is wrong or false

• refute

• counterclaim

• rebuttal

• relevant

The CER writing format is used for what type of writing?

• Narrative

• Argumentative

• Informative

• All writing!

CER stands for...

• Point, Evidence, Analysis

• Correct, Evident Reasoning

• Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

• Claim evident reasons

Select the TWO requirements to writing a good claim:

• use words from the prompt aka restate the question

• cite direct evidence from the text

• a statement that answers the prompt

• interpret the main point of the evidence

Evidence to back up your claim should come from

• your brain

• Google

• the prompt

• the text you are analyzing (text: reading, video, graphs, images, etc)

Properly cited evidence has what three things?

• signal phrase

• quotation marks

• page number in parenthesis

• words from the prompt

Quotation marks go around evidence to tell the reader...

• that we did not write these words ourselves.

• that we can follow instructions.

• that someone said the evidence out loud.

• that this is an opinion statement.