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Academic Vocabulary #1 for PSAT/SAT AND ACT - ARGUMENT
Academic Vocabulary #1 for PSAT/SAT AND ACT - ARGUMENT
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If one thing depends upon another, it's
convergent.
contingent.
complementary.
conventional.
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If I'm making a claim, I'm
conceding or confessing (acknowledging) it.
refuting or rebutting it.
bolstering or buttressing it.
positing or proffering it.
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If I draw evidence from a wide variety of different sources, my sources can be described as all of these EXCEPT
eclectic.
disparate.
heterogeneous.
benign.
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If I consider a claim, I
any or all of these.
mull it over.
ruminate about it.
grapple with it.
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If I draw a conclusion based on evidence, I
infer or surmise.
converge or integrate.
concede or advance.
substantiate or ruminate.
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Which does NOT describe my evidence if I provide a lot of it in support of my claim?
multitude
paucity
profusion
plethora
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If I am supporting a claim, I'm
positing or proffering it.
bolstering or buttressing it.
refuting or rebutting it.
conceding or confessing (acknowledging) it.
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When I point to sources supporting my claim, I
attribute.
both.
cite.
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If there's a DEARTH of evidence, there's
very little.
a whole lot.
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If I'm admitting that my claim or part of it is arguable, I'm
positing or proffering the point.
bolstering or buttressing the point.
conceding or confessing (acknowledging) the point.
refuting or rebutting the point.
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If one thing completes or perfects another, it
complements.
converges.
confers.
concedes.
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If I make a claim, I am doing all EXCEPT
speculating or engaging in conjecture.
conceding or confessing (acknowledging).
hypothesizeing or positing.
advancing or asserting.
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If I support or adopt your position, I
grapple with it.
substantiate it.
align myself with it.
proffer it.
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If the hypothesis I proffer is UNCONVENTIONAL, it ________ the traditional view.
concedes to
diverges from
converges with
attributes to
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An important or relevant point is
salient.
benign.
disparate.
inherent.
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If I supply evidence to bolster or buttress a claim, I
substantiate or corroborate it.
surmise or infer it.
converge or intersect with it.
ruminate about it or mull it over.
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If I am questioning a claim, I'm
refuting or rebutting it.
conceding or confessing (acknowledging) it.
positing or proffering it.
bolstering or buttressing it.
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I question a claim because I'm
either skeptical or ambivalent.
ambivalent.
skeptical.
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If a one thing lessens the severity or badness of another, it
mitigates.
confers.
complements.
prevails.
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If a trait or characteristic is inborn, it's
intrinsic.
all of these.
inherent.
innate.