Argumentative Writing Vocab - Sentences

When I found out that Marisa was a(n) ______________ of the new law about keeping dogs on leashes, I asked her a lot of questions to find out why she supported it.

• proponent

• opponent

• grapple

• assert

As an avowed ______________ of a longer school day, Tina made many speeches against adding time to a day of school she already believed was too long.

• advocate

• opponent

• myriad

• proponent

Because he was such a resolute ______________ for the homeless, Pete gathered donations at school every month to donate to the local shelter.

• excerpt

• invalidate

• advocate

• refute

To _____________ my brother's theory that rocks from our gravel driveway would float, I filled up a bowl with water and dropped the rocks in to show him that he was wrong.

• refute

• invalidate

• minimize

• preclude

Tim and Dan are ______________ in class, always trying to compete and one-up each other.

• proponents

• advocates

• refutes

• adversaries

When you write your research paper, you should always use appropriate facts to ____________ and strengthen your claim.

• sustain

• advocate

• bolster

• assert

The teacher selected a(n) ______________ from the text to show students how to punctuate dialogue.

• peruse

• excerpt

• advocate

• qualm

When I fumbled the ball on the three-yard line, the ____________ of the crowd suddenly turned to boos and insults.

• plaudits

• advocates

• proponents

• adversaries

The fact that he was found guilty of a felony many years ago doesn’t ____________ his running for mayor.

• minimize

• preclude

• invalidate

• refute

Because of his repeated traffic violations, his driver’s license has been _____________.

• invalidated

• precluded

• minimized

• refuted