A public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion

A writer's statement of a position about a topic (the side you are defending)

The INFORMATION that supports or proves an idea or CLAIM

Giving credit to the author

Each SBA short answer response NEEDS to have...

EXPLANATION OF the way the facts, details, and/or examples in a paragraph or essay support the topic sentence.

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" (Tolkien 1).

"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat." (Hunter 37)

The main idea of your paragraph.

Taking and using the words and ideas of another without giving them credit

To be trusted or believed

Closely connected to the topic (for example, evidence supporting a claim)

Enough

Be persuaded by the qualifications of the speaker. Do you trust the person giving the information?

Be persuaded by EMOTION

Be persuaded by LOGIC.

How something grows/changes over time