Argumentative Terms

This is the position or idea that the writer is trying to get the audience to accept.

• reason
• claim/thesis
• evidence
  evidence
• warrant

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

These support your claim or these and set up the big idea for each body paragraph.

• warrant/bridge
  warrant/bridge
• evidence
• claim/thesis
• reasons

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.6I

TEKS.ELA.6.7C

TEKS.ELA.7.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

This links your evidence to your reason.

• warrant/bridge
• evidence
• thesis
• audience

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.6I

TEKS.ELA.7.6I

TEKS.ELA.7.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

Facts, statistics, anecdotes, and quotes

• claims
• evidence
• warrants
• audience

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.7C

TEKS.ELA.7.6I

TEKS.ELA.7.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

The reader that the writer is trying to convince of his or her position or idea.

• claim
• warrant
• thesis
• audience

Tags

CCSS.W.4.4

A statement that goes against or opposes the author's claim.

• counterclaim/counterargument
• rebuttal
• warrant
• thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Offers evidence in response to the counterclaim.

• claim
• bridge
• warrant
• rebuttal

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

This is another word for claim

• warrant
• bridge
• evidence
• thesis

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

This is another word for  the bridge.

• evidence
• warrant
• claim
• thesis

Tags

TEKS.ELA.6.6I

TEKS.ELA.6.7C

TEKS.ELA.7.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.6I

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

This is another word for the turnaround.

• evidence
• reason
• rebuttal
• warrant

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C