CLAIMS AND COUNTERCLAIMS

A claim is the main argument.

A counterclaim is the opposite of the argument,
or the opposing argument. A reason tells why
the claim is made and is supported by the
evidence.
Evidence is the facts or research to support your
claim.
What is a claim and counterclaim
example?
Claim: Cell Phones should be
allowed in the classroom.
Counterclaim: Cell Phones should not be
allowed in the classroom.
Rebuttal: By allowing cell phone use in the
classroom, students learn how to use and
manage their cell phones as a digital resource as
they should outside of school.
What is the function of a claim?
The function of a claim is to provide the author's
argument. The overall claim for an essay is also
known as the thesis and can be found in the
introduction of the essay. Sometimes, an author
breaks their overall claim, or thesis, into smaller
claims called sub-claims.
What is the main purpose of a counterclaim?
The main purpose of a counterclaim is to
address the opposite side of the argument and
provide a rebuttal. A rebuttal is when the author
disproves an argument. So, not only does the
author work on proving their claim, but they
work on disproving the counterclaim or
opposition's argument.
What are the 4 parts of an argumentative
essay?
The 4 parts of an argumentative essay are the
claim, counterclaim, reasoning, and evidence.
The claim is the author's argument that they are
attempting to prove in the essay. The
counterclaim is the opposite argument which
the author addresses in order provide a rebuttal.
The reasoning is the logic used to prove a
claim. The evidence is the facts, data, and
quoted experts used to provide support for the
reasoning.
What is an example of a counterclaim?
A counterclaim is an argument that argues in
opposition to the author's claim. An effective
counterclaim works to disagree with and
disprove the author's claim. If the author's claim
is that organ selling should be legalized, an
example of an effective counterclaim would be
that organ selling should not be legalized
because it can drive up the cost of organ
transplants, meaning that only the rich could
afford to receive a transplant.
This counterclaim both disagrees with the claim
and disproves it with on-topic reasoning.
What is the structure of argumentative
essay?
There are three parts of the structure of an
argumentative essay: introduction, body, and
conclusion. For a standard 5-paragraph essay,
the introduction is one paragraph and contains
the thesis statement, or overall claim for the
essay. The body of the essay is three paragraphs
and contains the author's reasoning, evidence,
and counterclaims. The conclusion of the essay
is one paragraph and contains an overarching
summary of the argument as well as any
implications this argument may have moved
forward.