Argument Vocabulary

A claim is

• a creature that lives in the ocean

• a statement supported by evidence

• a dish like stew

• something but I won't tell you

A counterclaim is

• a claim against the claim

• a claim left on the counter

• a type of fox that only lives in Palos Verdes

• what?

Evidence is

• something you shouldn't look at for too long

• missing

• something you like

• reasons and facts to support the claim

An opinion is

• like a thumb; everybody has one

• a belief about something that may or may not be supported by evidence

• mine to have hahahahaha

• a fact

To support is to

• plank for two minutes straight

• hold up or prove

• keep something hidden

• write a thesis

A rebuttal is

• the response to the counterclaim when you try to prove the statement is not true

• like a minivan but longer

• the sound a car makes when the brakes are worn down

• your facts in an argument

Opposing is

• the winning side of an argument

• the opposite; completely different

• from the Latin word oppo

• the curvature of space

An argument is

• something you carry around in your pocket

• a statement, reason, fact for or against a point

• when you get really mad

• the evidence in your essay

A fact is

• an opionion

• facts!

• a statement that can be proven true or false

• what you need to survive

Counterclaim

• often starts with words like "Some might say that," or "You could argue that..."

• is still something you find on the counter

• is the thesis statement

• makes you want to hide