Argumentative Elements

The writer's position on a problem or issue

• support

• fact

• claim

• anecdote

The reasons and evidence that help to prove the claim

• examples

• quoted words

• evaluate

• support

Statements made to explain a belief

• reasons

• counterargument

• emotional appeal

• opinion

A specific reference, such as a fact, statistic, quotation, or opinion that is used to support a claim

• fact

• evidence

• support

• trace

Decide whether something makes sense and is convincing

• evaluate

• trace

• justify

• discuss

A statement that can be proven true

• fact

• claim

• opinion

• reason

a record of someone's comments about a topic.

• quoted words

• extreme language

• anecdote

• example

specific instances that explain a general factual statement

• numbers and stats

• quoted words

• anecdotes

• examples

facts given in number form

• anecdotes

• numbers and stats

• examples

• facts

Where is the Hook?

• The hook you give 3 reasons in the story

• An essay hook is the first one or two sentences of your essay.

• The Hook is your last sentence in your closing paragraph

• An essay hook is the second or third last sentence in the first paragraph