ELA- Argument and Advocacy

should you backup your reasons with evidence?

Give someone or something a bad name so others will dislike him/her or it.

In an argumentative essay, what is a CLAIM?

A strong opinion.

Words or images used to trigger certain feelings

An opposing viewpoint in an argument.

Picture or statement from a famous person

A text that gives one side of an argument.

Citing evidence will do the following:

writing that presents a claim and supports the claim using an argument based on evidence

an argument in favor of a proposal; positive

a claim supported by reasons and evidence.

What is an opinion?

_________ is a technique authors use to try to convince readers to think a or act certain way.

In argumentative writing, what counts as EVIDENCE?

Words have no specific meaning but sound good.

A memorable phrase is used in a campaign for people to always remember it.

It's tasty! The best! It's good for you! Used by pros!

Readers should use their critical judgment to_____ a text to look for an unsubstantiated claim.

If everyone is buying it, it must be good.

Unsubstantiated

a ____ is a statement that can be proven to be true.

An _______ is a statement of what someone thinks of feels.

Words or images that are shown over and over again.

Viewers want to be rich and famous so, they buy the product.