Vocabulary for Argumentative Writing
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| fact | A statement that can be proven. The information can be checked for accuracy.
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| opinion | Expresses a person's judgment or belief. Cannot be proven.
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| claim | To state that something is true, often without evidence
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| influence | To persuade, or to pressure into doing something
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| evidence | Facts or information to support a claim
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| point of view | Perspective from which the story is being told
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| authority | Who is the author? What organization is behind this information? What are the qualifications of the author or organization to write about this topic?
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| credibility | believable or trustworthy
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| thesis | Last sentence in the introduction of an essay that states the writer’s position or opinion on the topic. It tells the reader what the writer thinks about the topic.
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| loaded words | Emotionally-charged words. Ex: The students at our school are fat and lazy.
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| anecdote | Short story based on experience
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| counterclaim | Reasoning or facts given in opposition to an argument
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| accuracy | to determine if the content of the source is fact, opinion, or propaganda. If you think the source is offering facts, are the sources for those facts clearly indicated?
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| argument | Facts or reasoning offered to support a position as being true
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| ethos | A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker
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| pathos | a rhetorical appeal to the reader’s or listener’s senses or emotions through connotative language or imagery
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| logos | a rhetorical appeal to reason or logic through statistics, facts, and reasonable examples
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| primary source | An original account or record created at the time of an event by someone who witnessed or was involved in it. Autobiographies, letters, and government records are types or primary sources.
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| secondary source | These sources analyze, interpret, or critique primary sources. Textbooks, books about historical events, and works of criticism, such as movie and book reviews, are secondary sources.
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| purpose/audience | What is the purpose of the information? To whom is it directed?
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| reasons | the points that explain why the author is making a certain claim
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| rhetoric | This is the language a writer of speaker uses to persuade an audience. The art of using words to persuade others.
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| timeliness | How timely is the source? Is the source years out of date? Some information becomes dated when new research is available, but other older sources of information can be quite sound 50 or 100 years later.
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