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Argument Writing

Argumentative Writing Vocabulary

TermDefinition
argument a logical, well thought out presentation of ideas that makes a claim about an issue and supports the claim with reasons and evidence
support information given as a reason for your agreement to a claim
claim a statement that tells readers your opinion or position on an issue
counterclaim the opposing view on the subject you are writing about. You must acknowledge this and refute it to win your argument
supporting reasons These are the pieces of information that come between the topic sentence and closing sentence
introduction This paragraph is the first paragraph and includes a hook, supporting detail sentences, and a thesis
conclusion This is the last paragraph of your essay, in which you restate your thesis, restate your main ideas, and end with a clincher.
facts statements that can be proven true
transitions these are needed to help writers organize and connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs
thesis statement a very specific statement usually found at the end of the first paragraph of your essay that expresses the main idea of your paper and contains your claim, reasons and evidence to support your claim
evidence personal experience, confirmed facts, reasons, expert research, and statistics that back up and support a claim
opinion personal feelings about a topic; cannot be proven true
cite to tell the reader where a piece of information or an idea came from
paraphrase to put someone else's words into your own words
refute to disprove or contradict what the opposing side says
credible source convincing; able to be believed
plagiarism taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own
Created by: larabutler1972
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