M4U1 Lesson 4: Argument Vocabulary

an assertion or opinion and its supporting points, evidence, and reasoning

• relevance

• sufficiency

• evidence

• argument

a statement of opinion that can be proven or disproven with evidence and reasoning

• relevance

• point

• claim

• soundness

an important idea or reason used to support a claim

• point

• evidence

• relevance

• soundness

information such as examples, data, facts, quotes, etc., that support an idea

• claim

• relevance

• evidence

• soundness

explanations of why a claim is true, including how the evidence proves the claim

• sufficiency

• relevance

• point

• reasoning

related to the claim being made

• relevance

• soundness

• claim

• evidence

being enough or adequate

• reasoning

• sufficiency

• argument

• point

having a solid base; making sense

• relevance

• evidence

• claim

• soundness