supporting details
Facts that prove
Supporting details are the facts, examples, statistics, or explanations that back up a main idea or thesis.
In essays and articles, they provide evidence and elaboration that make arguments convincing: The paper's thesis was strong, but it lacked supporting details.
Good supporting details are specific and relevant, transforming vague claims into substantiated points.
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- examplesParticular illustrative instances
- proofDemonstration of truth
- textual evidenceWritten support for claims
hard evidence · elaboration · case studies · specifics · key points · backup · illustration · quotations · direct quotes · data · reasons · explanation · clarification · instances · citations · primary sources · anecdotes · statistics
- essay writingexpository essays, persuasive essays, descriptive essays, narrative essays, argumentative essays
- text cohesioncohesion, coherence, reference, transitions, connectives
- writingwriting, drafting, authors, author, books
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- reading skillsvocabulary, literacy skills, decoding, grammar, fluency
- notesmemo, reminder, sticky note, to-do list, memo pad
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Central concept conveyed
thesis statement · main point · thesis · topic sentence · key point
supporting detailscounterarguments
Responses challenging a position
refutations · rebuttals · objections · counterexamples · challenges
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