Argumentative Unit Vocabulary
Across
- 2. A type of paragraph that contains information, support, facts, details.
- 5. Sources used to do research and gather information
- 7. Authors should be ___, meaning they know what they are talking about
- 10. Opposing position; counterclaim
- 11. Statement provided to support the thesis or claim
- 14. Copying work or not giving credit
- 15. An argument essay uses ____ and reasoning to defend a position
- 17. A word or phrase used to move to another idea or part
- 18. The first paragraph that introduces the main idea
- 20. In favor, agree
- 21. A sentence that grabs the reader's attention
Down
- 1. A piece of writing with multiple paragraphs
- 3. To support an idea
- 4. Reason that disproves the counter-argument
- 6. Facts, statistics, quotes, data, etc. used to support or prove a reason
- 8. Final paragraph
- 9. Against, don't agree
- 12. To try to convince someone to consider a different point of view
- 13. Give credit to author or research
- 14. What side of the argument you are on
- 16. Point of view
- 19. Position the writer has; what the writer is trying to prove