A claim is a speaker’s ______________________ on a problem or ___________.

The strength of an argument relies on the ____________________.

Support consists of reasons and ___________________ used to ____________ the claim.

Reasons are declarations made to ______________ an __________ or belief.

Evidence includes specific ___________, ______________ or ________________.

To ________________, is to follow the reasoning of an argument.

Rhetorical Devices are techniques that writers use to _____________ their arguments and communicate more effectively.

Identify counterarguments, statements that address _______________ viewpoints.

Note how the author ________________ the claim, ___________ and evidence.

Look for reasons and evidence that ____________ the claim.

Identify the ___________, which may be directly ___________ or ______________.

Addressing _______________ directly is a device called direct address.

Direct address gets the reader’s _______________ and ______________ them to the topic.

Rhetorical questions are those that do not need a __________.

Writers use rhetorical questions to _________________ the reader.

Sweeping generalizations are those that are too _____________.

Sweeping generalization often include words such as all, everyone, every time, _________________, no one and none.

Loaded language consists of words with strongly _______________ or _______________ connotations.