Evaluating an Argument Vocabulary

Favoring one side

• bias

• claim

• position

• purpose

A position taken on a particular issue

• bias

• claim

• position

• counterclaim

a solid and reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with the claim

• refute

• claim

• position

• counterclaim

details and reasons that support the claim

• evidence

• claim

• position

• perspective

a point of view on a particular subject

• evidence

• purpose

• position

• perspective

a person's particular attitude toward something

• bias

• purpose

• position

• perspective

the reason for which something is done

• bias

• purpose

• position

• refute

an explanation of why a claim should be accepted

• evidence

• reasons

• rebuttal

• refute

a written response to a counterclaim

• evidence

• claim

• rebuttal

• refute

proving a statement to be false

• evidence

• claim

• rebuttal

• refute