Understanding Arguments

a claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed thru a line of reasoning and supported by evidence

• ARGUMENT

• LINE OF REASONING

• EVIDENCE

• CONCESSION

the arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion

• ARGUMENT

• LINE OF REASONING

• EVIDENCE

• ISSUE

information (such as data, quotations, excerpts from texts) used to support a claim

• ARGUMENT

• LINE OF REASONING

• EVIDENCE

• ASSUMPTION

process of seeking truth, information, or knowledge through research, study, or art

• claim

• argument

• inquiry

• rebuttal

the characteristics of an argument

• presents a claim or thesis

• relies on a line of reasoning

• includes evidence

• conveys a perspective

A condition or exception or limit

• concession

• refutation

• conclusion

• qualification

acknowledging and accepting all (or part of) an opposing or differing view

• concession

• refutation

• conclusion

• qualification

rejecting an opposing perspective with counterclaims or counterevidence

• concession

• refutation

• conclusion

• qualification

an understanding resulting from analysis of an opposing or different view

• concession

• refutation

• conclusion

• qualification

an answer to a question, a problem or issue

• implication

• limitation

• convention

• solution