ENGLISH 4TH QUARTER

• Relevance

  How appropriate something is to what is being said at a given time, meaning we have to ensure the information actually applies to the situation or problem
• Truth

  Something that has been proven by facts or sincerity, meaning being factual
• Claim or point

  A statement that answers a question, the argument, stance, position or main idea of the writing
• Evidence

  The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid, logic, proof or support for a claim
• Types of evidence

  • Statistics evidence
  • Facts evidence
  • Anecdote evidence
  • Quote evidence
• Argument

  A statement that consists of a conclusion and a premise, where the conclusion is the idea we are convinced to believe and the premise is the support or reason showing the conclusion is true
• Parts of an argumentative essay

  • Introduction (hook, background, thesis statement)
  • Body paragraphs (supporting arguments, counter-argument)
  • Conclusion (restate thesis, summarize arguments)