Writing Vocab

the paragraph that wraps up your essay which includes restating the thesis, summary of each reason, and clincher

• thesis

• conclusion paragraph

• relevance

• cite

• rebuttal

claim and three reasons

• thesis

• relevance

• argument writing

• evidence

Having a connection with the topic being argued

• thesis

• relevance

• credible

• topic sentence

writing that urges people to action or encourages change

• viewpoint

• cite

• opposing

• argument writing

an arguable statement that gives the topic and your opinion

• justify

• rebuttal

• thesis

• claim

facts that support a certain side

• conclusion paragraph

• evidence

• opposing

• justify

a source that can be trusted in or believed

• claim

• relevance

• credible source

• fact

a challenge to a position in an opposing argument

• topic sentence

• opposing

• counterclaim

• relevance

to be against something

• topic sentence

• opposing

• counterclaim

• relevance

to quote or mention the source

• cite

• evidence

• fact

• justify