Argumentative Practice

Match the following

• statements the author uses to support their claim. 

• Claim

• a statement the author is trying to prove as true.

• a statement that is based on a personal belief.

• Opinion

• Evidence

• information that is reliable, free of bias and errors.

• Credible

• a statement that can be checked or verified.

• Fact

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Ethos

• credibility

• emotions

• logical

• none

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Pathos

• credibility

• emotions

• logical

• none

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos

• credibility

• emotions

• logical

• none

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Authors will make a ____ about the topic and support that claim using evidence. 

• claim

• advantages

• audience

• opinions

Authors are mindful of the ____ who will be reading the essay, listening to the speech or watching their ads.

• claim

• advantages

• audience

• disadvantages

Often, authors use the text structure ____ and disadvantages in their arguments. 

• claim

• advantages

• audience

• opinion

Authors also use facts and ____ within their arguments. 

• claim

• advantages

• audience

• opinion

What does this ad try to use to convince you?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does this ad try to use to convince you?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5