Argumentative Vocab
This is a fact, statistic, or anecdote that grabs your reader's attention.
What is a hook?
This is the amount of paragraphs in a traditional argumentative essay.
What is 5?
This is a word to describe your position on the topic.
What is stance?
This essay topic was something that gets assigned at school.
What is homework?
What are CERs?
This is the purpose of argumentative writing.
What is to persuade?
This is what sentence is in your rebuttal to show what the opposition thinks.
What is counter-claim?
This essay topic was on banning this type of dog.
What are pitbulls?
These help transition from the context to evidence.
This paragraph provides information about the opposition with a specific counter and evidence.
What is the rebuttal paragraph?
This is the type of informal language that uses 1st person pronouns.
What is "I-" language?
This essay topic was on this sport in which there is lot of fighting.
What is hockey?
This statements comes at the beginning and end of the essay to prove an assertion about your topic.
What is the thesis?
Reasoning should be at least this many sentences per quote.
What is 2?
These are short, personal stories used as evidence.
What are anecdotes?
This essay topic refers to a criminal punishment where the convicted party is executed.
What is the death penalty?
These show up after direct quotes in parentheses.
What are internal citations?
In the conclusion, this is what you suggest the audience should do to improve or solve your topic.
What is call to action?
Citations should be in this format.
What is MLA?
This essay topic asks if this invention is making us "stupid."
What is the internet?