Argumentative Unit Vocabulary

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