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School Weather Vocab
Vocab term and Defi Should School Weather
Term | Definition |
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Position (or viewpoint) | The central idea the author supports in their argument |
Opposing viewpoint | A position that is the opposite of another |
Claim | A statement that supports a position |
Evidence | Facts, statistics, and examples that show why a claim should be believed; evidence supports and "holds up" a claim |
Reasoning | The process of showing how your evidence connects to support your claim |
Counterclaim | An acknowledgement of concern or disagreement from those with opposing viewpoints |
Rebuttal | An author's direct response to an opposing viewpoint or claim (the"comback" to a counterclaim) |
Argument | A position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position |
Relevant | Having to do with the matter being considered; important and connected. |
Sufficient | Enough; adequate. If writers don't provide sufficient evidence and reasoning to support a claim, they weaken their argument. |
Tracing an argument | Identifying and exploring how an argument is made in an essay, speech, or other text. |
Evaluate | To judge or calculate the quality of somthing. |
Rebut | To try and prove a statement, position, or claim is wrong or false. |
Refute | To prove a statement, position, or claim is wrong or false. |
Fallacy | a false or mistaken belief or claim, usually based on poor reasoning. |
Ad hominem attack | an attack on a person rather than on his or her argument. |
Emotional appeal | When writers use only emotional appeals, they do not provide facts or info to convince the reader to belive them. |