Argumentative Essay Terms

What is a Claim?

• Your position or side

• Statements that serve as justification

• examples that provide proof

• an argument that does not support your claim

What is a counterargument

• your position or side

• an argument that does not support your claim

• to prove something to be false

• the art of effective persuasive speaking

What is a Rebuttal?

• Statement that serves as justification

• examples that provide proof

• the art of effective persuasive

• to prove something to be false through logical argument

In an argumentative essay what is "Reason"?

• statement that serves as justification

• The main idea

• Examples that provide proof

• to prove something to be false

What is your position/thesis statement

• your position or side

• statement that serves a justification

• The main idea of your entire essay in which you outline your claim and your reasons

• an argument that does not support your claim

What is evidence?

• your position or side

• examples that provide proof

• to prove something to be faulty

• the art of effective persuasive speaking and writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is Rhetoric?

• The art of effective persuasive speaking

• your position or side

• examples that provide proof

• an argument that does not support your claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are the three types of Rhetoric

• ethos

  pathos

  main idea

• ethos

  pathos

  logos

• logos

  pathos

  feelings

• pathos

  logos

  statistics

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Where should your thesis be placed

• Introduction

• Body 1

• Body 2

• Conclusion