Name: ___________________________
Hour: _________
Teacher: ___________________________
ARGUMENT: ELEMENT IDENTIFICATION
Read the example text provided. Complete the following table with information
from the text
Title of the Article
Topic Covered
What claim (cause/effect) does the
author support?
What evidence does the author
present to support their claim?
Does a second party offer a differing
point of view/perspective/counterclaim
on the topic?
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Hour: _________
What evidence does the second party
present to support their claim?
Does the author present a final
rebuttal to convince the reader to
believe the author?
Based on the information (facts,
opinions and details) presented, do you
side with the author or the opposing
party?
Why?
Provide textual evidence from each
party to support your claim.
Teacher: ___________________________