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9th Grade Vocab 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| controversial | causing a lot of arguments or differences in opinion |
| relevant | connected or related to the topic |
| op-ed | an article written to express an opinion |
| plagiarism | presenting someone else's ideas or work as your own without citing them |
| revision | going back over something and correcting flaws or mistakes |
| evidence | proof |
| supporting facts | information that backs up your claim |
| counterclaim | the part of an argument where you bring up an opposing argument (one that argues against the original claim) |
| refutation | the part of an argument where you prove that the counterclaim is incorrect or weaker than your claim |
| call to action | the part of an argument where you urge the reader to do something about the issue |
| digress | to go off topic |
| exploit | to use or take advantage of someone or something |
| citation | crediting the original source of the information |
| concise | clearly expressing an idea without using unnecessary words |
| cohesive | when the parts of something fit together well |