Argumentative Text

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The statement an author makes about a topic is called a(n):

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claim

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Examples of author's purpose: persuade, entertain, analyze, program

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program

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A counterargument is:

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a viewpoint that opposes the author's claim

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If you have a bias about a topic, you will not likely present both sides of the argument.

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True

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When must you give credit to the author of information?

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When you summarize or paraphrase.

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The strongest arguments include:

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reliable sources and credible evidence

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Counterargument to banning cell phones in classrooms.

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Cell phones should be allowed in classrooms.

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To reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea is to...

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summarize

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A stereotype is NOT: a rhetorical fallacy, people classified based on one quality, often unkind

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the whole picture

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Which of the following does NOT help check the credibility of a source?

• the background of the author
• the date the article was published
• the author's use of other sources
• the title

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the title