Argumentative Text Vocab Review Quiz

What is the type of genre in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion?

• Expository

• Descriptive

• Narrative

• Argumentative

What is an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue called?

• Evidence

• Conclusion

• Counterclaim

• Claim

What type of claim is not stated directly?

• Logical

• Rhetorical

• Implicitly

• Explicitly

What are specific details or facts that support the claim called?

• Stereotypes

• Evidence

• Empirical

• Fallacies

What is evidence based on scientific research or statistics?

• Logical

• Empirical

• Rhetorical

• Anecodotal

What are flawed or false arguments that can be proven wrong called?

• Stereotypes

• Bandwagon

• Biased

• Fallacies

What is a technique used by the author or speaker to influence or persuade an audience called?

• Counterclaim

• Rebuttal

• Rhetorical

• Implicitly

What is the viewpoint that opposes the author's claim called?

• Rebuttal

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim