Argument

An explanation for a claim that uses evidence to support it or when there is a disagreement between people

Audience

The person or group of people that message is for

Source

Who created the document, when the document was created, where it was created and why it was created

Something historians use to learn about the past

claim

an opinion supported by evidence

Endure

lasts for a long time

Evidence

Information that can be used for a specific purpose

Explanation

A statement that makes something understandable

In a historical argument, the explanation states why the evidence supports the claim

ContextReliable

The surrounding setting that leads to a clearer understanding of an event

issue

A challenge or problem

reliable

The usefulness of information in a source for a given purpose

dependable

purpose

why something was created, who was it created for

causation

one variable directly influences another

effect

a change which is a result of an action or a cause

consequence

a result or effect of an action or condition

Valid

having a sound basis in logic or fact

reasonable

Bias

A strong opinion that is based more on emotion than in evidence