Argumentative Techniques

What is a claim?

• an opinion you will try to convince someone to agree with.

• an opinion

• A fact about your main idea

• a request for money from an insurance company

What is support?

• Holding something up

• being there for a friend

• reasons and evidence to persuade someone of your claim

• the slimy coat on the tail of snakes

Who might try to influence your decisions in life?

• Friends

• Parents

• Strangers

• Friends, Parents and Strangers

Why would someone try to convice you of something? Choose all of the correct answers.

• because they care about you

• Because they want money

• Because they are cruel

• Because they don't care

What is motivation?

• encouragement

• The reason someone would try to convince you.

• boredom

• a country in Europe

Select the correct structure for an essay.

• Introduction

  Body

  Conclusion

• Introducition

  Conclusion

• Introducion

  Body

  Body

  Body

  Conclusion

• Body

What is consensus

• when everyone disagrees

• when a celebrity tells you to buy something

• When an expert tells you to buy something

• The idea that everyone is doing it so you should too.

The idea that if you don't do something now, you may miss out.

• bandwagon

• scarcity

• liking

• Authority

The idea that if you compliment someone or find things you have in common, the person is more likely to agree with you

• liking

• bandwagon

• consensus

• applesauce

The idea that someone with expertise is more convincing. (choose all correct answers)

• Authority

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

• Consensus