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Arguments

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Making a claim and supporting it using logic is:
a)
persuasion
b)
claim
c)
argument
d)
evidence
2.
Making a claim and supporting it using feelings and emotions is called....
a)
evidence
b)
argument
c)
persuasion
3.
information used to back up and support your answer
a)
bridge
b)
persuasion
c)
argument
d)
evidence
4.
Challenging the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with the argument
a)
turnback/rebuttal
b)
warrant
c)
counterargument
d)
argument
5.
The people that will be affected by this topic or read your essay
a)
evidence
b)
your teacher
c)
audience
6.
Your introduction paragraph includes
a)
your hook
b)
thesis
c)
all the above
7.
What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay?
a)
argument
b)
three reasons
c)
hook
d)
rebuttal
8.
A claim is: 
a)
The position you are trying to get your readers to accept
b)
the thesis statement
c)
found in the introduction
d)
all of the above
9.
True or False:
Evidence is facts that support your claim. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False: a statement that explains how the evidence supports and connects to the claim is the counterargument. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The introduction has three parts and purposes. Which of the following is not one of those parts?
a)
Lead
b)
Introduction of Issue
c)
Thesis Statement
d)
Evidence
12.

A claim is a____________________________. (Fill in the blank)

a)

a summary of the main points of a text

b)

fact or opinion of an author/speaker of a text

c)

making a decision about something

13.

At least __________ piece(s) of evidence are needed to make a claim sufficient.

a)

4

b)

1

c)

2

d)

5

14.

Evidence is information used to support an argument, such as facts.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Use the following claim to respond to the question: "Though parents have reason to believe violent video games are harmful, it may actually be other media sources."


Which piece of evidence below is relevant to the claim?

a)

“It was never clear which games might fall under the

law, or whose job it would be to decide.”

b)

“We know virtually nothing, for instance, about how youths who are already prone to violent behavior, such as those exposed to violence at home and in their neighborhoods, use these games.”

c)

“And there is much better evidence to support psychological harm

from exposure to violence on TV news”

16.

Relevant evidence is ___________ related to the claim. (Fill in the blank)

a)

directly

b)

indirectly