Argument Vocabulary Quiz Review

One side of an argument could have more than one rebuttal.

• True

• False

________________ writing is meant to convince or persuade someone to believe what you believe.

• Argument

• Opinion

• Poem

• Narrative story

The two sides of the argument will have differing opinions about the ________________.

• issue

• warrants

• facts

• evidence

All of the facts, stories, and research you have gathered to support your warrants and claim are called

• claim

• evidence

• warrants/reasons

• counterclaim

Your strong belief about an issue or topic. This belief is based on your knowledge and research you have done on the issue.

• claim

• counterclaim

• evidence

• rebuttal

The part of an argument that states why you believe what you do or they tell why your belief is important. These are based on a your common sense of the issue.

• warrants/reasons

• evidence

• claim

• counterclaim

This is the other side of the argument. It is the belief that is opposite of your own belief.

• counterclaim

• claim

• rebuttal

• evidence

This is part of an argument is when you respond directly to an opponent's argument/main point to show how or why they are wrong. It is your comeback to their argument.

• rebuttal

• counterclaim

• claim

• evidence

If you don't do research on a topic, then the ideas that you strongly believe to be true will just be considered opinions.

• True

• False

It is important to include the ________________ in your argument, to show that you have done the research and understand all sides of the argument.

• counterclaim

• evidence

• warrants/reasons

• rebuttal