Claims and Argument

Select the best claim

• I like ice cream more than yogurt

• Ice cream is made with cream

• Ice cream is better than yogurt

• Ice cream must be kept in the freezer

Select a strong claim

• President Trump's slogan is Make America Great.

• President Trump is our next president.

• President Trump has a house in Florida.

• None of the choices are strong claims.

Which claim is the strongest?

• Some musical artists work hard.

• Being a top-rated musical artist requires a lot of time and effort to perfect your skills and style.

• Some artists are the best because they use auto-tune.

• I like to listen to music artists that work hard.

What elements does a good argumentative essay need?

• claim, reasons, time, counterclaim, closing

• claim, reasons, counterclaim, research

• reasons, research, evidence, counterclaim

• claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim

claim

• the writer's position on an issue or problem

• the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

• the arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work

• A generalized belief about a group of people

Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea. To give an argument to support a position.

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Support

• Hook

Define: argument

• an attempt to persuade others to agree with an idea or course of action

• a claim

• the evidence for a claim

• a statement made by an expert or authority on a subject

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does it mean to "evaluate" an argument?

• I don't know

• to respond to the argument

• to decide whether it makes sense and is convincing

• to provide a counterargument 

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Your position or opinion on a topic is...

• a direct quote

• a rebuttal

• a claim

• textual evidence

What is a claim?

• your stance on the issue

• facts

• research on the issue

• the opponents idea