Argumentative Writing terms

What is the term used for when you state your opinion or point of view on the issue out loud or on paper?

• reason

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• evidence

When writing, What is the term used for proof that supports your claim called? Examples, articles, experts, statistics.

• Argument

• Reason

• Evidence

• Claim

What is the term used that proves the counterclaim less valuable than your claim? disputing why the other side is wrong.

• reason

• Claim

• evidence

• rebuttal

What is the term used when addressing the other side of the argument?

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• Counterclaim

• Argument

• evidence

• ethos

What is the term used for a matter or topic that is important to you that is worth arguing about?

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• reason

• claim

• ethos

• issue

When writing an argumentative/persuasive paper there are three ways that writers will sway their audience. What is the term for using quotes, someone's character, or celebrity endorsements?

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• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

When writing an argumentative/persuasive paper there are three ways that writers will sway their audience. What is the term for using emotions and pity, pulling on heartstrings to persuade a person's point of view?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Ethos

When writing an argumentative/persuasive paper there are three ways that writers will sway their audience. What is the term for using evidence that can be backed up with facts, statistics, experts?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

 What is the term used for why a person feels the way you do on an issue? This is based on past experiences, your beliefs, emotions. When writing we follow them up with evidence to help prove our claim.

• reason

• evidence

• claim

• rebuttal

Why is learning these terms important in our education? To receive the credit you must answer in complete sentence form with proper sentence structure and punctuation.