Day 2 ­ Argumentative Essay March 25, 2018

Argumentative Terms
Open your argumentative terms notes that you made a copy of on Tuesday

• Fact ­ information that is certain and can be proven.

• Opinion ­ a judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on
fact or knowledge.
• Debatable Claim ­ an opinion that is a matter of personal experience and
values that must be backed up with evidence. Others can disagree with
this claim. Also known as an opinion.
• Evidence ­ personal experience, confirmed facts, reasons, expert research,
and statistics that directly relate to and support a debatable claim.
• Credible Sources ­ websites, reports, and articles developed by experts and
journalists.
• Argument:

Day 2
> In life ­ conflicts engaged in using language.
> In writing ­ opinions that can be backed up with evidence.
• Persuasion ­ to move another person or group to agree with a belief or
position through argument, appeal, or course of action.

What is an argument?

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Types of Evidence Notes

Open the Types of Evidence notes on
Schoology ( Argumentative Essay
Folder ­ Evidence Folder)

We will talk about these types of

evidence as a class.

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Name That Evidence ­

Exit Ticket
Open the Name That Evidence Exit
Ticket on Schoology ( Argumentative
Essay Folder ­ Evidence Folder)

Complete this assignment on your own.

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