Argumentative Essay terminology

a group of people that you want to convince

• audience

• purpose

• precise claim

• reason

to sway the audience to agree with your claim or to motivate your audience to take some action

• audience

• purpose

• precise claim

• reason

confidently states your viewpoint

• audience

• purpose

• precise claim

• reason

a statement that supports your claim; must be supported with evidence

• audience

• purpose

• precise claim

• reason

shares the point of view of people who oppose, or do not agree, with your claim

• counterclaim

• anecdotes

• examples

• facts

personal examples or storeis that illustrate a point

• counterclaim

• anecdotes

• examples

• facts

specific instances or illustrations of a general idea

• counterclaim

• anecdotes

• examples

• facts

statements that can be proven true, such as statistics or other numerical information

• counterclaim

• anecdotes

• examples

• facts

ideas that most people have

• commonly accepted beliefs

• expert opinion

• relevant evidence

• sufficient evidence

statement made by an authority on the subject

• commonly accepted beliefs

• expert opinion

• relevant evidence

• sufficient evidence