Argumentative Writing

A claim must be supported by

• a different view

• evidence

• a conclusion

• data

a position is a

• main

• claim

• counter argument

• rebuttal

a claim is a

• argument

• disagreement

• opposition

• position

a hook is

• sharp

• an attention-getter

• a crafty question

• a crafty statement

argumentative writing

• is informative

• is creative

• is narrative

• is persuasive

pros and cons

• are Girl Scout cookies

• are two sides

• are "against" and "for"

• are "for" and "against"

an issue has

• three sides

• two sides

• opposition

• support

a counter-claim is

• the opposition's POV

• the writer's POV

• the reader's POV

• the audience's POV

a rebuttal addresses the

• argument

• claim

• counter-claim

• hook

statistics may include

• numbers

• credibility

• evidence

• an anecdote