1) The writer’s position. The idea he or she wants the audience (readers) to accept. a) Claim b) Purpose of an Argumentative Essay c) Varied Evidence d) Strong Argument 2) To explain and defend their claim, and to convince their audience to take an action or think a certain way. a) Audience b) Claim c) Strong Argument d) Purpose of an Argumentative Essay 3) The author uses different types of evidence to support their claim such as facts, details, examples, statistics, personal observations, etc. a) Strong Argument b) Varied Evidence c) Purpose of an Argumentative Essay d) Claim 4) The intended group for the message, the readers of the text. a) Claim b) Varied Evidence c) Purpose of an Argumentative Essay d) Audience 5) Has a clear claim, focused purpose, varied evidence, and is appropriate for the intended audience.  a) Varied Evidence b) Claim c) Strong Argument d) Audience 6) Statement that explains how the evidence supports and connects to the claim a) Bridge b) Evidence c) Claim d) Turnback 7) Challenging the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with the argument a) Persuasion b) Claim c) Turnback d) Counterclaim 8) Statement that demonstrates why the counter argument is wrong a) Audience b) Claim c) Argument d) Turnback 9) An interesting quote, fact, statistic, statement, or anecdote to interest the reader a) Claim b) Bridge c) Evidence d) Hook 10) Another word for claim is a) Argument b) Persuasion c) Opinion d) Thesis

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