Argumentation and Critical Thinking Quiz

What is the central idea the author supports in their argument called?

• Claim

• Position

• Evidence

• Rebuttal

What term describes a position that is the opposite of another position?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Opposing viewpoint

• Argument

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is a statement that supports a position known as?

• Claim

• Rebuttal

• Fallacy

• Counterclaim

What provides facts, statistics, and examples to show why a claim should be believed?

• Position

• Evidence

• Argument

• Refute

What is the process of showing how your evidence connects to and supports your claim?

• Reasoning

• Rebuttal

• Fallacy

• Ad hominem attack

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

What is an acknowledgment of a concern or disagreement from those with opposing viewpoints called?

• Rebuttal

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Argument

What is an author’s direct response to an opposing viewpoint or claim?

• Evidence

• Rebuttal

• Fallacy

• Emotional appeal

What term describes a position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position?

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

• Rebuttal

What does it mean if something is relevant in an argument?

• It is false

• It is important and connected

• It is a counterclaim

• It is an emotional appeal

What happens if writers don’t provide sufficient evidence and reasoning to support a claim?

• They strengthen their argument

• They weaken their argument

• They create a counterclaim

• They make an emotional appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.8