Argumentative Vocab #1

when you address and challenge a claim by disapproving it

• Detail

• Rebuttal

• Counter Argument

• Key idea

the author’s position on a topic

• Call to Action

• Claim

• Counter Argument

• Conclusion

components of a story or article that are not part of the main body of a text

• Text features

• Audience

• Argument

• Evidence

explains, proves, and/or supports your paper's argumentative claim

• Topic Sentence

• Claim

• Body Paragraph

• Audience

viewpoint or set of reasons in opposition to an argument or thesis

• Counter Arguement

• Call to Action

• Evidence

• Mood/Tone

the last paragraph that closes and ties up the essay. No new arguments should be presented

• Call to Action

• Thesis/Controlling idea

• Conclusion

• Topic Sentence

the available body of supporting, valid, and relevant details, facts, or information that supports an inference, idea, or proposition

• Text Structure

• Argument

• Rebuttal

• Evidence

the beginning of a piece of writing, stating what the overall argumentative claim will be.

• Introduction

• Body Paragraoh

• Detail

• Claim

a piece of content intended to induce a viewer, reader, or listener to perform a specific act, typically taking the form of an instruction

• Audience

• Conclusion

• Evidence

• Call to action

the pattern or structure an author uses to construct and organize the author's ideas for the audience

• Key idea

• Text structure

• Thesis/Controlling idea

• Body paragraph