Argumentative Writing Vocabulary

subject, situation, or idea that people disagree about

• issue

• evidence

• counterargument

• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

specific information that supports a claim: fact, quotation, example, statistic, expert opinion, etc.

• evidence

• reasons

• fact

• claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

stating a primary reason of the opposite side in your paper and then giving a reason and evidence why the opposite side is wrong

• counterargument

• expert opinion

• logical appeal

• evaluate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the opinion of someone with expert knowledge

• expert opinion

• logical appeal

• counterargument

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

support that explains why a writer takes a certain point of view

• reasons

• fact

• claim

• issue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

appeals to your mind and relies on logic and facts

• logical appeal

• author's purpose

• evaluate

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

evidence that can be proved or verified

• fact

• statistics

• claim

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a fact in number form

• statistic

• claim

• expert opinion

• counterargument

the writer's position on an issue or problem

• claim

• evidence

• issue

• reasons

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the reason the author has for writing

• author's purpose

• evidence

• biased

• trace

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6