A written or
verbal response to a counterclaim
: Rebuttal. To argue
against a position or prove it to be wrong
: Refute. A solid and
reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with your claim
: counterclaim. Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea: claim. Your specific facts or specific evidence used to back up why your claim is true: support. A community or society, usually fictional, that is in some important way undesirable or frightening: dystopia. a truth about life that is revealed through a literary work: theme. An object, word, event, or character that has a deeper meaning, especially within the context of the story as a whole: symbolism. Descriptive writing that creates a vivid mental picture, or that appeals to any of the five senses: imagery. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning: irony