Hein Argumentative Vocabulary

Agree

Definition: to share an opinion with someone else. Example: Me and my friend agree that LeBron James is the best basketball player that ever lived.

Prove

Definition: to show that something is true, real or correct. Example: I proved my mom wrong that i could get good grades in school.

Plagiarize

Definition: to wrongfully and deliberately claim someone else's ideas or words as your own. Example: Pete made a book called "The legend Of PeteBoY" i copied it and put it as my own.Copyright @2019 FROM PETE.

Support

Definition: to give evidence Example: The author supported his argument.

Persuade

Definition: to make someone believe or do something. Example: I persuade my friend to give me a apple.

Convince

Definition: to make someone believe something. Example: Jim convinces Jack to come over to his house.

Paraphrase

Definition: to restate a spoken or written passage using different words. Example: Martian paraphrase a book for his book report.

Restate

Definition: to say the same thing in different words. Example: Susie was restating her idea on a piece of paper.

Counter-claim

Definition: An argument against another claim Example: "Reading is better than watching TV."Bob counter-claimed.

Opinion

Definition: a belief, judgment or thought about something or someone. Example: I smarter than Albert Einstein.

Reason

Definition: a cause or an explanation. Example: I gave my mom an answer for why I should be able to bunge jump off the world.

Thesis

Definition: a statement that a writer wants to prove in an essay or speech. Example: The ADI essay was based on a thesis.

Argument

Definition: a statement that is supported by evidence. Example: Books are better than TV because they help you learn new words.

Claim

Definition: an opinion on a particular subject Example: Martian claims reading is easy while Susie claims writing is easy.

Position

Definition: an opinion on a particular subject Example: i like candy.

Fact

Definition: something real or true. Example: It is scientifically proven that you can get gray hair based on your age.

Credibility

Definition: the amount it's reasonable to believe. Example: The credibility of a criminal is very low.

Evidence

Definition: the facts that prove or disprove something. Example: Bob works as a policeman, who has a police uniform and ID as evidence he is a police officer.

Topic Sentence

Definition: the sentence that states the main idea of a text and usually comes at the beginning Example: If an author writes some non-fiction text about monkeys and the first sentence is: I love burritos!That is definitely off topic.That shouldn't be in there.It should be: I love monkeys!That is on topic.