Argumentative Writing Terms

-Making a claim and supporting it using evidence

• Argument

• Author’s Point of View

• Thesis/Claim

• Counterclaim

how the author feels about the situation or topic

• Formal Style

• Reasoning

• Refute

• Author's Point of View

- a statement of the author’s point of view

• Relevant Evidence

• Sufficient Evidence

• Thesis/ Claim

• Transitions

- An opposing claim that disagrees with the thesis

• Counterclaim

• Reasoning

• Sound

• Thesis/ Claim

- A reliable resource the writer can use to cite information

• Credible source

• Relevant Evidence

• Sufficient Evidence

• Reasoning

- using a professional choice of words and tone/attitude

• Sound

• Formal Style

• Author's Point of View

• Transitions

-The explanations of why the author feels the way he or she does

• Rebuttal

• Argument

• Reasoning

• Refute

-To disprove a statement or theory

• Rebuttal

• Thesis/ Claim

• Argument

• Refute

-the "no, you're wrong and this is why" that follows one person’s argument.

• Refute

• Rebuttal

• Credible Source

• Argument

- A way to describe an argument when it’s based on logic/common sense

• Sound

• Reasoning

• Transition

• Argument