( ): a dispute concerning a matter about which there is strong disagreement 2. ( ) : a point of view or opinion on a controversial issue or topic; the thesis of an argumentation-persuation essay 3.( ) : a point or series of reasons presen t ed to support or oppose a proposition 4. ( ) : the attempt to counter (i.e. to say something in order to try to prove that what someone said was not true) an opposing argument by revealing its weakness 5. ( ) : the reasons for and against something 6. ( ) : a writer's choice and use of words in a piece of writing 7.( ) : an informal word or expression which is more suitable for use in speech than in wri ting 8. ( ) : anything, facts, statistics, etc. that demonstrate what writers claim in their argument 9. ( ) : the general feeling or attitude expressed in a piece of writing; in other words, it shows the writer's attitude toward the subject and toward the readers 10. ( ) : to prove that a statement or idea is not correct