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Argument Writing

7th-grade vocabulary for argument writing

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argument a logical, well thought out presentation of ideas that makes a claim about an issue and supports the claim with reasons and evidence
claim a statement that tells readers your opinion or position on an issue
thesis statement a specific statement usually found at the end of the first paragraph of your essay. It hints at the main idea of your paper and contains your claim, and reasons to support your claim
supporting reasons and evidence the information and analysis that make up the body paragraphs of your essay.
evidence personal experience, confirmed facts, reasons, expert research, and statistics that back up and support a claim
cite (citations) 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
support information given as a reason for your agreement to a claim
counter argument or counterclaim an argument that expresses opposing view on the subject you are writing about. You must acknowledge this and refute it to win your argument
introduction the first paragraph in your essay it includes a hook, supporting detail sentences, and a thesis
conclusion 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
opinion personal feelings about a topic; cannot be proven true
transitions (words and phrases) words and phrases used to help writers organize and connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs
text evidence evidence that comes from a text (book, article, podcast, interview, video etc)
refute to disprove or contradict what the opposing side says
credible source convincing; able to be believed
debate (noun) a formal discussion on a particular topic in which opposing arguments are put forward
debate (verb) argue about a subject in a formal manner
logical fallacies common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument.
rhetorical device a use of language that is intended to have an effect on its audience.
rhetorical question a statement that is phrased as a question, but is only asked for effect and is not supposed to be answered
analyze (verb) to study and examine something carefully in a methodical way
background information the additional information your audience needs to know to understand your work
body paragraphs the paragraphs that come after the introduction and before the conclusion in an essay
analysis (noun) the conclusions you reach after studying something in careful and methodical way
reason logic that connects the evidence to your argument
Created by: sebournela
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