Position/Argument Formative Review

In an argument/position essay, you choose one side of an argument to focus on.

• True

• False

What does angling your evidence mean?

• Turning your evidence into your own words.

• Explaining your evidence.

• Explaining your evidence in a way that supports your claim.

• Randomly picking evidence to support your claim.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

When explaining your evidence, you must....?

• Reword your evidence into your own words.

• Explain how the evidence supports your claim and reason.

• Explain how your evidence was interesting.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

What are logical fallacies?

• Arguments that are supported by facts and details.

• Arguments that people sometimes make

• Arguments that make sense

• Flawed, deceptive, or false arguments that can be proven wrong

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is ad hominem fallacy?

• Talking badly about people instead of addressing their argument

• Using loaded language to push ideas instead of proving them

• Assuming that because two things happened, one caused the other

• Comparing two things that really aren't the same

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

What is straw man fallacy?

• Using loaded language to push ideas instead of proving them

• Talking badly about someone instead of addressing their argument

• Comparing two things that really aren't the same

• Misrepresenting the original argument and then arguing against the misrepresentation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is slippery-slope fallacy?

• Comparing two things that really aren't the same

• Making it seem that one side of the argument opens the door to slide toward a possible scenario

• Misrepresenting the original argument and then arguing against that argument

• Assuming that because one thing happened, one caused the other

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a claim in an argument essay?

• The overall argument someone makes

• The opposing side's idea about a topic

• Evidence from the text

• An explanation of why the opposing side is incorrect

What is the counterclaim in an argument?

• Text evidence

• What you believe as the author

• The opposing side's stance on the argument.

• An explanation of why the opposing side is incorrect

What is the purpose of the rebuttal?

• To provide evidence that says why the counterclaim is incorrect

• To provide evidence to support the counterclaim

• To tell the reader the claim of the argument

• To support the argument