Parts of an Argument
Argument Devices
Argumentative Essays
Text Structure
Fallacies & Rhetoric
100

a statement, essentially arguable, but used as a primary point to support an argument

claim

100

 What is the practice of using exact words or phrases from a source to support a claim or argument called?

Quoted Evidence

100

What is the last sentence in an argument essay?

Reverse hook or call to action

100

What is the first paragraph of an essay called? 

Introduction

100

What is the term for a faulty argument that makes sweeping statements about an entire group based on limited evidence?

Generalization

200

What is a type of genre in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion? 

Argumentative Text

200

What is the writers stance, or overall argument?

Claim or Thesis

200

What is something that grabs the readers attention?

Hook

200

What is the text structure in which the author presents an issue and ways to fix it or have you fix it?

Problem and solution

200

What term describes flawed or incorrect methods of thinking and argumentation?

Fallacious Reasoning

300

What is the type of claim in which the claim is stated directly?

Explicitly Stated Claim

300
What is evidence that disputes or disagrees with the counter claim?
Rebuttal
300

What is that you need after you give a reason?

Evidence/Data

300

What is the text structure in which when one thing leads to another?

Cause and effect

300

This is a technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience

Rhetorical Device

400

What are specific details or facts that support an inference or idea?

Evidence

400
What is the main points that use logic or reasoning to justify the writers claim?
Reasons
400

What is kind of evidence needed to validate an argument?

Credible evidence

400

What is the text structure in which you look at two or more items to establish similarities/differences?

Compare and contrast

400

What type of questions are posed in speeches and writing to make a point rather than solicit answers from the audience?

Rhetorical Questions

500

What type of evidence is based on personal experiences that are often short stories that serve to make a point?

Anecdotal Evidence 

500
What is a claim that disagrees with the writers claim?
Counterclaim
500

What is when re-visit all your reasons at the end of an essay?

Summarize

500

What type of argumentative text structure presents information in a time-based sequence, often used to explain the progression of events or ideas?

Chronological

500

In persuasive communication, what are the three primary modes of persuasion identified by Aristotle, known as the rhetorical appeals? In the Greek please. 

Ethos, logos, pathos 

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