This type of claim argues how one thing leads to or causes another.
What is cause
100
These are the two things included as the grounds of an argument.
What is reason and evidence
100
This explains how your quote or evidence supports or proves your claim.
What is warrant
100
This is a claim that opposes the main claim of an essay, or offers a conflicting point of view.
What is a counter claim
100
This is the strategy in a conclusion that explains why the paper matters to the reader. It is formed in a question that seems sarcastic or rhetorical, but isn't.
What is "who cares?"
200
This type of claim almost always has the word "should" in it.
What is policy or procedure
200
This part of grounds answers the "why" questions.
What is reason
200
This explains your warrant or clarifies any assumptions you have made in your argument.
What is backing
200
When building "An.A.R.C.", this is what the "R" stands for.
What is rebuttal or respond
200
This is the strategy in a conclusion that points to big-picture effects, or what you want your reader to do or think as a result of reading the essay. It is phrased as a questions that seems sarcastic or rhetorical, but isn't.
What is "So what?"
300
The type of claim that would answer this prompt: Which type of bullying is the worst?
What is value
300
This part of grounds usually comes in the form of quotes from an article or book that helps to prove your point.
What is evidence
300
This is the percentage or fraction of a body paragraph that should be devoted to warrant and backing.
What is at least 50% or half.
300
These are the three types of rebuttals
What is refute, concede, and compromise
300
"Only YOU can prevent forest fires" is an example of this conclusion strategy (which is often phrased as a question).
What is "who cares?"
400
The type of claim you would write if the prompt doesn't fit any of the other claim types.
What is fact
400
These are the two things to need to tell your reader about the source of the quote you use, usually given in parentheses at the end of the quote.
What is author last name and page number
400
This is one reason why explaining evidence is important to an argument.
What is (answer may vary)
400
When building "An.A.R.C.", this is the "c".
What is connecting to claim
400
"By donating just one dollar a month, we could end world hunger" is an example of this conclusion strategy (which is often phrased as a question).
What is "So What?"
500
The names of the five types of claims.
What is fact, definition, policy, cause, and value
500
If you are using a quote from an article instead of a book for your evidence, you only have to give this piece of information in your citation.
What is author last name
500
This is the only time you shouldn't include backing.
What is when the assumption is so basic that you might insult or bore your reader by explaining it.
500
This is the logical fallacy that means you used a weak or false counterclaim to try to make your own claim seem stronger, but in reality it makes your claim look weaker.
What is straw man
500
Conclusions wrap up an essay by answering "so what", "who cares" and by recapping this.