Argumentative Writing Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. a feeling of uneasiness, misgiving, or doubt
  2. 5. declared openly and without shame
  3. 7. to make as small as possible
  4. 8. a person who argues in support for something
  5. 10. appearing to be true or believable
  6. 12. to prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false
  7. 13. one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
  8. 14. bold and determined in a firm way
  9. 15. to publicly recommend or support
  10. 16. to nourish, strengthen, or support
  11. 17. to make valueless, take away all force or effect
  12. 18. to read through carefully OR casually
Down
  1. 1. to come to grips with, fight with
  2. 2. applause, enthusiastic praise or approval
  3. 3. to support or give a boost to
  4. 6. a person who argues against another
  5. 7. in very great numbers, many
  6. 9. a passage taken from a book or article
  7. 10. to make impossible or prevent; shut out
  8. 11. to forcefully declare as truth