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Argument Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A claim is a strong fact based opinion.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

An argument is a claim supported by....

a)

Opinion

b)

Disagreement

c)

Reasons and evidence

d)

The loudest voice

3.

A claim that the opposition may try to use to convince the audience to support them.

a)

Bribery

b)

Rock, paper, scissors

c)

Exaggeration

d)

Counterclaim

4.

Pro means...

a)

An abbreviation for professional

b)

A reason that supports a claim in a favorable, or good, way

c)

Against

d)

An athlete

5.

A claim that does not have good reasons is

a)

convincing

b)

an opinion

c)

a plea

d)

unsubstantiated

6.

An ethical text is

a)

onesided

b)

one that does not tell the truth

c)

shows both sides of a topic

d)

gets the approval of many

7.

A text that gives a summary of both sides of an argument is a(n)

a)

onesided

b)

overview

c)

opinion

d)

ogre

8.

Another word for persuasive is

a)

convincing

b)

absent

c)

delicious

d)

mom

9.

A con is a reason that goes against a certain claim in a negative way. In a list it can also be labeled as

(a)  

10.

The three parts of an argument are

a)

Yes, no, maybe

b)

Fact, opinion, research

c)

Right, wrong, somewhere in the middle

d)

Claim, reasons and evidence

11.

A good graphic organizer for pro's and con's is

a)

a line graph

b)

a pie graph

c)

a T-chart

d)

a Venn diagram

12.

"Chocolate milk should be in school cafeterias" is an example of a

a)

Reason

b)

Claim

c)

Evidence

d)

Fact