Arguments Worksheet

A position on a topic
Information gathered to support or back up reasons.
Trustworthiness of a source.
Expresses a position on a problem or topic supported with reason and evidence.
Expanding and adding details to strengthen an argument.
Uses words with positive or negative feelings to show favor of one side.
A student gave a _____________ to have cell phones in schools.
A piece of _________________ is cell phones can be used as a resource to look up definitions of words.
The reporter’s ______________ on the topic of cell phones in schools is clear based on her use of words like distraction, ban, and addiction.
Using cell phones could damage the ________________ of fair grades because of cheating.
Lauren elaborated her ____________________ on student cell phone use in school by including statistics from a study on the effect phones have on students.
The teacher told Lauren she needed to provide more details and ____________________.