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Position   The central idea the author supports in their argument  
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opposing viewpoint   a position that is the opposite of another position  
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claim   a statement that supports o position  
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Evidence   facts statistics and examples that show why a claim should be believed evidence supports a claim  
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reasoning   the process of showing how your evidence connects to and supports your claim  
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counterclaim   an acknowledge of a concern or disagreement from those opposing viewpoints  
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Rebuttal   an authors direct response to an opposing view point comeback to a counter claim  
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Argument   a position or view point along with the claims and evidence to support that position  
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Relevant   having to do with the matter being considered important and connected  
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sufficient   enough adequate  
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tracing an argument   identifying and exploring how an argument is made in an essay  
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evaluate   to judge or calculate the quality of something  
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rebut   to try to prove a statement a position or claim is wrong or false  
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refute   to try to prove a statement a position or claim is wrong or false  
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fallacy   a false or mistaken belief or claim usually based on poor reasoning  
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Ad hominem attack   an attack on a person rather than on his or her argument  
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emotional appeal   writers rely on two means of persuasion appealing to the readers common sense and appealing to the readers emotions.  
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