Across
- 3. A thing that is known or proved to be true
- 6. The opposite viewpoint of the author's claim. You should mention this in an argumentative essay to disprove it with stronger evidence that supports your own claim.
- 8. Secretly listen to a conversation
- 9. When the author wants to convince you on their position
- 12. What the author uses to support a claim
Down
- 1. Something such as money, food, or life that can be gained or lost
- 2. Statements of support for claims, making those claims something more than just an opinion.
- 3. To stop a person from being successful at something
- 4. An author responds directly to a counterclaim.
- 5. An animal that survives by hunting and eating other animals
- 6. The author's main point in an argumentative essay
- 7. If an author is able to be believed and trusted.
- 10. To stop or interrupt something
- 11. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge