Question

match the following words with their meanings. these will be very useful to you on the act. opponent assertion advocate justification rebuttal supporter of a cause one who opposes a confident statement of fact reasoning behind a claim statement to try to prove person wrong

Explanation:

To solve this, we match each word with its definition by understanding the meaning of each term:

• "Opponent" means someone who opposes, so it matches "One who opposes".
• "Assertion" is a confident statement of fact, so it matches "A confident statement of fact".
• "Advocate" is a supporter of a cause, so it matches "Supporter of a cause".
• "Justification" is the reasoning behind a claim, so it matches "Reasoning behind a claim".
• "Rebuttal" is a statement to try to prove someone wrong, so it matches "Statement to try to prove person wrong".

Answer:

• Opponent: One who opposes
• Assertion: A confident statement of fact
• Advocate: Supporter of a cause
• Justification: Reasoning behind a claim
• Rebuttal: Statement to try to prove person wrong