Argumentative Writing and Persuasion Pretest

A type of writing that tries to convince readers to do, believe or buy something

• persuasive

• poetic

• informational

• narrative

A debate or discussion of opposing or differing opinions

• claim

• persuasion

• evidence

• argument

The use of words or phrases that convince people to do, believe or buy something

• narration

• persuasion

• verse

• prose

The position or opinion (for or against; pro or con) that a writer has about a topic or issue

• evidence

• counterargument

• point of view

• claim

The main point that a writer is trying to make in an argument or debate (Students should be required to wear uniforms in school)

• point of view

• evidence

• reasons

• claim

A statement that tells readers why they should believe a claim

• bias

• evidence

• reason

• point of view

Information that an author provides (research, surveys, statistics, studies, expert opinions) to support or back up a reason

• point of view

• reason

• claim

• evidence

Evidence that disproves the arguments of the opposing or opposite side of a debate

• counterargument

• claim

• point of view

• generalization

"Brenda, a librarian for 30 years, stated that libraries were designed to share resources" is what type of evidence?

• expert opinion

• statistics

• case study

• example

"Nearly 78% of the US population has Internet access at home" is what type of evidence?

• case study evidence

• statistics evidence

• expert opinions evidence

• example evidence