Terms for Argument/Persuasion
| __ | 1. | Anecdotal Evidence | | A. | Opinion that is a matter of personal experience and values. | | __ | 2. | Argument in life | | B. | Conflicts that use language. | | __ | 3. | Argument in writing | | C. | Opinions that can be backed up with evidence. | | __ | 4. | Commentary | | D. | To convince a person, group to agree with belief or position | | __ | 5. | Debatable Claim | | E. | Information that is certain and can be proven. | | __ | 6. | Evidence | | F. | Sentences in argument to explain how evidence supports claim | | __ | 7. | Fact | | G. | Evidence based on personal observation and experience. | | __ | 8. | Factual Evidence | | H. | Details, facts, and reasons that support a debatable claim. | | __ | 9. | Persuasion | | I. | Data, confirmed facts, and research performed by experts. |
| __ | 10. | Alternating Organization | | A. | Words, phrases to show relationships between sentences. | | __ | 11. | Block Organization | | B. | The first sentence of a paragraph states reason for claim | | __ | 12. | Paragraph Structure | | C. | Words and phrases such as because, even though, since, if... | | __ | 13. | Subordinating Conjunctions | | D. | How writer organizes sentences in argument paragraph | | __ | 14. | Topic Sentences | | E. | Provides all the evidence then follows with the commentary. | | __ | 15. | Transitions | | F. | Moves back and forth between evidence and commentary. |
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