Writing and Argumentation Concepts

Facts, examples, statistics, or expert opinions used to support a claim and strengthen an argument.

• Evidence

• Elaborate

• Counterargument

• Cite

The clear and organized order of ideas in an essay, ensuring that the arguments build on each other in a way that makes sense.

• Transitions

• Formal language

• Logical sequence

• Relevant evidence

Choice of academic and professional words and tone, avoiding jargon, contractions, and informal expressions.

• Formal language

• Evidence

• Claim

• Argumentative essay

Words or phrases that help to smoothly connect ideas, guiding the reader from one point to the next (for example, therefore, however, for example).

• Transitions

• Logical sequence

• Quote

• Elaborate

Give credit to information sources by mentioning where the evidence or ideas come from, usually following a specific format (e.g., MLA, APA).

• Cite

• Relevant evidence

• Redundancy

• Claim

To explain an idea more thoroughly by providing more details, examples, or reasoning to make it clearer and stronger.

• Elaborate

• Evidence

• Redundancy

• Transitions

Information that directly supports the statement, is related to the argument, and strengthens the overall reasoning.

• Redundancy

• Relevant Evidence

• Formal Language

• Argumentative Essay

What is the unnecessary repetition of ideas or words, which can weaken an argument by making it less concise and clear?

• Redundancy

• Argumentative essay

• Assertion

• Counterargument

True or False: An opposing viewpoint to the writer's refutation, included to show an understanding of different perspectives.

• True

• False

What is the main argument or position in an argumentative essay, indicating what the writer believes to be true?

• Claim

• Counterargument

• Argumentative Essay

• Evidence