Argument Practice

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation 

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

• quote from an expert 
• a statistic
• government definitions 
• a counterclaim 

Which of the following would not be a counterclaim to the following claim: All cars should be yellow.

• All cars should not be yellow. 
• All cars should be black. 
• Cars should be different colors. 
• Cars are great. 

the first sentence in a piece of writing used to grab the reader’s attention right away

• hook
• thesis
• claim
• evidence

a position statement that asserts an idea or makes an argument for a specific side

• concession
• claim/thesis
• refutation
• evidence

the argument against a claim (what the other side would say if they disagreed with a claim)

• counterclaim
• fallacy
• refutation
• argument

What should you do after presenting text evidence?

• Move on to another reason
• Transition to another paragraph
• Summarize that evidence
• Explain how that evidence proves your thesis statement

Which would be the most "credible" source for your evidence?

• An article from a news journal
• A quote from Wikipedia
• A quote from a popular blog with over a million followers
• A statement from a famous celebrity

Where does the claim go? 

• In the second paragraph 
• Last sentence of the first paragraph 
• First sentence in the second paragraph 
• In the first paragraph 

How do you know evidence is taken from the text? 

• You capitalize it 
• It is in all CAPS 
• You use quotes 
• You simply state it is from the text, but do not use quotes