Delineating an Argument

What is a reader doing when they are delineating an argument?

• revising the claim and evidence

• analyzing the claim and evidence

• peer reviewing the claim and evidence

• recommending the claim and evidence

How can text features help the reader delineate an author's argument?

• Text features reveal the main points to the reader.

• Text features interest the reader.

• Text features persuade the reader.

• Text features prove the author is lying to the reader.

What is an opposing claim?

• an introduction to a claim

• a claim supporting the author's claim

• a claim countering the author's claim

• facts that support a claim

Directions: Answer the following questions about delineating arguments after rereading pages 63–65 and 69–74 from chapter 5 of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. 1.In chapter 5 of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan implies the central claim that raising cows in an industrial setting is a terrible way to raise beef. After rereading pages 63–65, select one supporting point for this claim.

• a.A cow’s digestive system has evolved to eat grass, yet cows are fed a corn-based diet because it fattens them up quickly

• b.Bison and the prairie grasses lived together in a partnership for thousands of years, but that changed with the development of industrial farming

• c.Cows have a specialized stomach called a rumen

• d.Cows spread grass seed, plant it with their hooves, and fertilize it with their manure.

Delineate

• the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

• there is enough of it for the purpose

• to evaluate and argument

• Describe or portray (something) precisely.

The main argument of an essay. All of the reasons and evidence support this

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

• Argument

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

What is the primary purpose of delineating an argument in a text?

• To summarize the text

• To identify and evaluate the claim and evidence

• To rewrite the text in simpler terms

• To find grammatical errors

Which of the following best describes a counterargument?

• A statement that supports the main argument

• A statement that contradicts the main argument

• A statement that summarizes the main argument

• A statement that introduces the main argument

How does understanding the structure of an argument help in delineating it?

• It helps in identifying the main claim and supporting evidence

• It makes the text more entertaining

• It allows the reader to memorize the text

• It helps in translating the text into another language