Argument Terms

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Reliable Evidence

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Statistics, facts, examples, definitions, and expert opinions used to explain and support a reason.

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Conclusion

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Placed at the end of a writing piece; used to sum up and create closure.

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Credible

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Reliable, trustworthy, dependable; when a source is credible, it can be counted on to be accurate and provable.

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Rebuttal

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What the writer presents to refute and explain away a counterclaim.

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Counterclaim

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The position taken by the opposite side.

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Argument

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A statement or series of statements for or against something.

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Claim

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A statement that asserts something to be true.

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Evidence

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Facts or information that support a claim or argument.

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Bias

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Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.

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Persuasion

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The act of convincing someone to believe or do something.