Argument Review

A good claim is NOT

• specific

• debatable

• defensible

• insignificant

The author's position or point of view is called...

• counterclaim

• claim

• reasoning

• proof

Logical statements that support a claim are...

• evidence

• counterclaims

• reasons

• answers

Which of the following is not a type of evidence?

• personal experience

• statistics

• analogy

• hyperbole

An explanation of how the evidence supports a claim is...

• reasons

• reasoning

• evidence

• counterclaim

A challenge to the author's argument

• enemy argument

• pro/con

• counterclaim

• antithesis

A specific actual event that includes information that shows the reader that the event is real is which type of evidence?

• personal experience

• analogy

• statistic

• authority

Numbers, findings, or proven information the writer uses to support a reason is which type of evidence?

• personal experience

• statistics

• analogy

• authority

A person or organization with credentials that demonstrates expertise in the topic being discussed is what type of evidence?

• personal experience

• statistics

• authority

• analogy

A comparison between two different things that also have similarities is what type of evidence?

• personal experience

• statistics

• authority

• analogy