Argument Parts Review

What does the hook do?

• grab the reader's attention

• tell the reader what the essay will be about

• it serves to elucidate the argument

• it closes the essay

Where is the hook, generally, in an essay?

• somewhere in the background information

• the last sentence of the introduction

• the first sentence

• in the introduction

What does background information provide?

• information about the opposing side's argument

• information your reader might need to understand the topic

• it is information about you as the author

• information about why you chose to write on the topic

What is the claim?

• what the essay will be about

• the other side's belief about the topic

• what others believe about the topic

• the author's belief about their topic

Generally, where can the claim be found?

• in the last sentence of the introduction

• in the beginning of the introduction

• anywhere in the essay

• at the end of the essay to wrap it all up

What is the call to action?

• what you want the opposite side to do

• what you want your reader to do

• a call to create a similar essay on the same topic

• to take action and effect change

What is the counterclaim or counterargument?

• where you acknowledge the other side's argument

• the counter where your argument rests

• it is where you dismiss the other side's arument

• the other side's argument

What is the rebuttal?

• is a bridge between the two arguments

• brings the argument to a close

• argues for the opposite side

• argues against the opposite side

What is NOT a starter for a counterclaim?

• All agree

• The other side

• Some say

• Critics claim

What is NOT evidence?

• anecdotes

• quotes

• data

• explanations