Directions: Choose the correct answer of the following questions. Encircle the letter of your choice. (2 point each correct answer) 1. What is the purpose of an argument? A. To explain B. to entertain C. to inform D. to persuade 2. The argument against a claim (what the other side would say if they disagreed within a claim) A. Counterclaim B. claim C. argument D. signal word 3. The author's purpose is to convince us that the is true? A. claim B. evidence C. counterclaim D. clue 4. How do we know a claim is strong? A. It is fact B. it is a statement D. it is debatable C. it has exclamation point 5. Any formation that helps prove a claim A. Evidence B. counterclaim C. argument D. thesis​