Elements of an Argument

Purpose: to ___________ and make a case in support of a claim using logic and relevant evidence.

Claim: a statement that  _________ or proves something your reader may or may not agree with.

Claim: what you _________ or intend to prove.

• believe

• love

• research

• know

Evidence: data or _________ to support claim and reasons.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

PROOF! Needs to be relevant and _________?

• real

• fake

• verifiable

• interesting

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

Explanation: explain what the __________ proves. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Explanations: Make connections to _________ (example, anecdote, analogy, description).

• research

• credible sources

• claim

• counterclaim

Counterclaim: Acknowledge the _______ side’s belief. 

• same

• other

• researched

• biased

True or False: "On the other hand" can be used as a sentence stem to introduce counterclaims.

• True

• False

• Conclusion: __________ the claim.