Argument and Claim Terms Quiz

What is an argument?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue

• A general statement that offers support for a claim

What is a claim?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue

• A general statement that offers support for a claim

What is a reason?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue

• A general statement that offers support for a claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is evidence?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue

• A general statement that offers support for a claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which of the following is an example of evidence?

• A fact

• A quotation

• An anecdote

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is a statistic?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue

• A fact given in number form

What is an anecdote?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• A brief account of an event that can be used to illustrate a point

• A fact given in number form

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is an opposing argument or claim?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• Objection to author's point of view

• An author's response to the objection

What is a counter argument or claim?

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• Objection to author's point of view

• An author's response to the objection

What is a common place assertion?

• A statement that many people accept to be true but is not necessarily so

• A statement of position on an issue

• A fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

• A general statement that offers support for a claim