Academic Vocab: Argument

anecdote

• The author’s position or perspective on a specific subject

• A brief entertaining story used to connect with the audience or capture their attention

• Tells what something is about but does not use opinions or irrelevant details

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph; also the first sentence of the paragraph

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

An opening sentence or paragraph designed to grab the reader’s (or audience’s) attention and make them want to continue reading or listening

• objective summary

• thesis

• hook

• anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

rhetorical question

• Words or stories used to evoke a strong feeling in the reader or audience

• A collection of information used to support an author’s idea (or claim)

• An obvious opinion given to one person, group, or idea; often considered to be unfair

• A question asked for effect or to make a point, rather than to be answered

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

The author’s position or perspective on a specific subject

• counterclaim

• claim

• statistics

• topic sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

thesis

• A statement or theory made that an author attempts to prove with research

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph; also the first sentence of the paragraph

• An opening sentence or paragraph designed to grab the reader’s (or audience’s) attention and make them want to continue reading or listening

• Numerical data used to prove or disprove an argument

A collection of information used to support an author’s idea (or claim)

• topic sentence

• anecdote

• emotional language

• evidence

Words or stories used to evoke a strong feeling in the reader or audience

• bias

• emotional language

• thesis

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

statistics

• An opening sentence or paragraph designed to grab the reader’s (or audience’s) attention and make them want to continue reading or listening

• Tells what something is about but does not use opinions or irrelevant details

• Numerical data used to prove or disprove an argument

• An argument that opposes the author’s theory or idea

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

An obvious opinion given to one person, group, or idea; often considered to be unfair

• bias

• claim

• thesis

• anecdote

topic sentence

• Tells what something is about but does not use opinions or irrelevant details

• The author’s position or perspective on a specific subject

• A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph; also the first sentence of the paragraph

• A question asked for effect or to make a point, rather than to be answered

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2