AP Running notes (33-36)

Question 1

counterargument

Answer 1

An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. It’s mandatory that the writer acknowledge the other side to his or her argument.

Question 2

claim

Answer 2

If somebody gives an argument to support his/her position, it is called making a claim.

Question 3

Evidence

Answer 3

A literary device that appears in different categories of essays and theses in the form of paraphrase and quotation.

Question 4

Warrant

Answer 4

The glue that holds an argument together. It links the evidence to the claim. “This evidence supports the claim because…”