Argument Writing Lesson

Evidence given for the argument is called _______.

• support

• claim

• counterclaim

• thesis

Which of the following would be considered a credible source to quote as evidence in an article?

• Your Best Friend

• Aunt Midlred

• Your neighbor

• Former Education Secretary

A __________ is a statement the writer is trying to prove is true. 

• Evidence

• Claim

• Counter-claim

• Conclusion

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 

• evidence 

• counterclaim 

• limitation 

Concluding statements do all of the following except

• End the essay. 

• Restate the claim. 

• Make a new claim. 

• Summarize the main points. 

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 _____________ states the argument the writer is trying to prove.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

What is the purpose of an argument?

• TO EXPLAIN

• TO PERSUADE

• TO ENTERTAIN

• TO INFORM

The author's purpose is to convince us that the ________________ is true.

• evidence

• claim

• counterclaim

• clues

Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims