Argumentative Essay Terms

Identify correct elements and order of an argumentative essay.

• Counterclaim, Thesis, Claim, Reasons, Rebuttal, Conclusion

• Claim, Counterclaim, Support, Rebuttal

• Thesis, Claims, Reasons, Evidence, Counterclaim, Rebuttal, Conclusion

What is the purpose of a conclusion in an argumentative essay?

• To convince the reader to agree with your position

• To convince the reader to argue your position

• To balance out both sides of the position

• To inform the reader about a topic

What is a counterclaim?

• Support of my claim

• Opposite of my claim

• Concludes my claim

• My ending rebuttal

the specific pieces of information that support a claim; can be facts, quotations, examples, statistics, personal experiences, etc.

• evidence

• claim

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• counterclaim

Counterclaim

• an original account or record created at the time of an event by someone who witnessed or was involved in it. Autobiographies, letters, and government records are types of primary sources.

• a claim made by someone with an opposing opinion on a given issue. When creating an argument, you must be able to argue against counterclaims.
  

• a sentence, usually in the introduction of an essay, that states the writer’s position or opinion on the topic of the essay. A thesis statement should go beyond telling the reader the topic of the essay. It should tell the reader what the writer thinks about the topic.

• facts and details that support the claim a writer is making

Regarding argument, define the word position.

• The facts on an issue

• An opinion on an issue

• The way to address the audience

• A convincing reason

a position or opinion on a topic

• audience

• claim

• oppose

• evidence

Argumentative text

• visualizing physical details from a text such as actions, characters, scenes, events, and setting

• a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work

• truths that are verifiable

This is the position or idea that the writer is trying to get the audience to accept.

• reason

• claim/thesis

• evidence
  evidence

• warrant

A essay debating between two or more topics.

• Drama

• Argumentative essay

• pun

• dialogue