Argument Terms Quiz

What is the central idea the author supports in their argument called?

• Claim

• Position

• Evidence

• Rebuttal

What term describes a position that is the opposite of another position?

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Opposing viewpoint

• Rebuttal

What is a statement that supports a position called?

• Evidence

• Claim

• Rebuttal

• Fallacy

What provides facts, statistics, and examples to support a claim?

• Position

• Evidence

• Rebuttal

• Fallacy

What is the process of showing how your evidence connects to your claim?

• Reasoning

• Rebuttal

• Evaluation

• Fallacy

What is an acknowledgment of a concern from those with opposing viewpoints?

• Rebuttal

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Evidence

What is an author’s direct response to an opposing viewpoint called?

• Rebuttal

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Evidence

What term describes having to do with the matter being considered?

• Sufficient

• Relevant

• Evaluate

• Refute

What is the term for enough or adequate evidence to support a claim?

• Relevant

• Sufficient

• Evaluate

• Rebut

What is the process of identifying and exploring how an argument is made?

• Tracing an argument

• Evaluating

• Rebutting

• Refuting