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Arguments and Claims

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Claim?

a)

The new restaurant in tow

b)

The Thesis/Main Idea

c)

The other side's idea

d)

What I want to happen

2.

What is a Counterclaim?

a)

The Thesis/Main Idea

b)

The reason for living

c)

The other side's idea

d)

A new kind of surfboard

3.

Select all that apply: Which of these can be used as evidence?

a)

Evidence

b)

Opinions

c)

Findings

d)

Facts

4.

Evidence needs to ____ the claim and ____ the counterclaim.

a)

Refute and Support

b)

Support and Refute

c)

Agree and Disagree

d)

Disagree and Agree

5.

True or False: Your argument needs to refute the other side.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: You should always start with an emotional appeal.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What are the three ways to use evidence?

a)

Direct Quotations

b)

Summaries

c)

Paraphrases

d)

To place on the Works Cited Page

8.

Where do we cite our evidence? (Select Two)

a)

Works Cited page

b)

We don't need to

c)

In-text Citations

d)

Before we introduce the evidence

9.

Which of these is NOT a Boolean term?

a)

AND

b)

IF

c)

OR

d)

NOT

10.

Which part of the PAARC method do you want to know more about?

a)

Purpose

b)

Authority

c)

Accuracy

d)

Relevancy

e)

Currency

11.

Is an autobiography a primary or secondary source?

a)

A what now?

b)

Primary

c)

Secondary

12.

Write one thing you feel like you understand completely, and one thing you still have questions about.

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