Argument Vocabulary

•  A statement or assertion that can be supported with evidence.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Grounds

• Logic

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

• A statement opposing the original claim, presented in an argument to acknowledge and address opposing viewpoints.

• Counterclaim

• Reasoning

• Summarize

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Facts, details, or information that support or prove a claim

• Claim

• Summarize

• Paraphrase

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

The process of thinking and making logical connections between evidence and a claim to support an argument

• Counterclaim

• Data

• Reasoning

• Grounds

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

The foundation or basis of an argument; the specific data or reasoning that supports a claim

• Paraphrase

• Grounds

• Reasoning

• Logic

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

To provide a brief and condensed overview of the main points or ideas in a text

• Summarize

• Claim

• Quote

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

The author's attitude or emotional expression toward the subject matter, readers, or characters in a text

• Grounds

• Logic

• Tone

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

Sound reasoning and the use of valid arguments to reach a conclusion in an argumentative piece

• Logic

• Grounds

• Summarize

• Counterclaim

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

Facts, statistics, and information used to support a claim or argument

• Grounds

• Data

• Logic

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

To restate a text or passage in one's own words, while retaining the original meaning

• Paraphrase

• Quote

• Source

• Data

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6