<p> Argument Writer’s Glossary</p><p>1. argument – reasoned thinking that supports a specific claim or position</p><p>2. claim – a statement that a speaker or writer is trying to prove, usually by evidence</p><p>3. evidence – data which is used in an argument to formulate a claim</p><p>4. relevant evidence – details or quotes from a text that directly relate to the subject or problem being discussed or considered</p><p>5. irrelevant – not related to the subject being discussed</p><p>6. counterclaim – the opposing viewpoint or the opposite of the main claim in an essay (synonym: rebuttal)</p><p>7. illustrate – to give the reader a clear picture in his mind with your words or drawing</p><p>8. warrants – common sense rules, laws, principles, or definitions that people accept as generally true</p><p>9. backing – support for the warrants</p><p>10. qualifications – statements that cannot be proven but are framed with the following phrases: probably, in all likelihood, as a rule, and beyond reasonable doubt.</p><p>11. fact – something that is indisputably true and is used as evidence </p><p>12. judgment - the act or process of forming an opinion or making a decision after careful thought</p><p>13. policy – some kind of a rule or procedure</p>