Debate & Argumentation
Subject: ELA · Grade level: 9th
Build claims, support with evidence, anticipate counterarguments, and refute with logic.
In this lesson
- Anatomy of an argument
- What counts as good evidence?
- Common logical fallacies
- Refutation: the four-step method
Key terms
- Claim
- A debatable statement you're trying to prove.
- Evidence
- Facts, data, examples, or expert quotes.
- Warrant
- The reasoning that links evidence to claim.
- Rebuttal
- A response that weakens or refutes an opponent's argument.
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