Argumentative Writing Vocab - Definitions

(n) a person who argues in support or favor of a theory, proposal, issue, or project

• proponent

• opponent

• grapple

• assert

(n) a person who argues or competes against another in a game, contest, or argument; a person who disagrees with a proposal or practice

• advocate

• opponent

• myriad

• proponent

(v) to publicly recommend or support

• excerpt

• invalidate

• advocate

• refute

(v) To prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false

• refute

• invalidate

• minimize

• preclude

(n) one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

• proponent

• advocate

• refute

• adversary

(v) to support, give a boost to

• sustain

• advocate

• bolster

• assert

(n) a passage taken from a book or article

• peruse

• excerpt

• advocate

• qualm

(n) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval

• plaudits

• advocate

• proponent

• adversary

(v) to make impossible, prevent, shut out

• minimize

• preclude

• invalidate

• refute

(v) to make valueless, take away all force or effect

• invalidate

• preclude

• minimize

• refute