Academic Vocab: Argument

anecdote

• The author’s position or perspective on a specific subject

• A brief entertaining story used to connect with the audience or capture their attention

• Tells what something is about but does not use opinions or irrelevant details

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph; also the first sentence of the paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

An opening sentence or paragraph designed to grab the reader’s (or audience’s) attention and make them want to continue reading or listening

• objective summary

• thesis

• hook

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

rhetorical question

• Words or stories used to evoke a strong feeling in the reader or audience

• A collection of information used to support an author’s idea (or claim)

• An obvious opinion given to one person, group, or idea; often considered to be unfair

• A question asked for effect or to make a point, rather than to be answered

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

The author’s position or perspective on a specific subject

• counterclaim

• claim

• statistics

• topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

thesis

• A statement or theory made that an author attempts to prove with research

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph; also the first sentence of the paragraph

• An opening sentence or paragraph designed to grab the reader’s (or audience’s) attention and make them want to continue reading or listening

• Numerical data used to prove or disprove an argument

A collection of information used to support an author’s idea (or claim)

• topic sentence

• anecdote

• emotional language

• evidence

Words or stories used to evoke a strong feeling in the reader or audience

• bias

• emotional language

• thesis

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

statistics

• An opening sentence or paragraph designed to grab the reader’s (or audience’s) attention and make them want to continue reading or listening

• Tells what something is about but does not use opinions or irrelevant details

• Numerical data used to prove or disprove an argument

• An argument that opposes the author’s theory or idea

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

An obvious opinion given to one person, group, or idea; often considered to be unfair

• bias

• claim

• thesis

• anecdote

topic sentence

• Tells what something is about but does not use opinions or irrelevant details

• The author’s position or perspective on a specific subject

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph; also the first sentence of the paragraph

• A question asked for effect or to make a point, rather than to be answered

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2