Match the term with its correct definition.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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graphic feature | arrow_right_alt | the pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details |
direct address | arrow_right_alt | a writer or speaker's use of a general statement meant to apply to many cases when some case may include specific or unique details that make the assertion invalid |
loaded language | arrow_right_alt | a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion |
organizational patterns | arrow_right_alt | a technique that addresses or calls to an absent person or personified object as if he/she/it is able to reply, yet they are not actually present; also known as apostrophe |
sweeping generalization | arrow_right_alt | a logically incorrect argument, or fallacy, that contains a conclusion that is not supported by data, has limited information, and/or includes personal opinion or bias |
faulty reasoning | arrow_right_alt | a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning |
argumentative text | arrow_right_alt | a picture or other image within a text |
important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.
an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning
the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing
an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue
a source that is a step removed from the original accounts of an event or experience
restate the meaning of something in different words
a credible or believable source
a viewpoint that opposes an author's thesis or claim is a counterargument
specific details or facts that support an inference or idea is evidence
the reason an author writes about a particular topic (to persuade, to inform, to entertain) is author's purpose
to combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole is to synthesize
the intended target group for a message in an audience
a question asked in order to create dramatic effect or to make a point meant to be considered by the audience and not actually answered by the audience is a rhetorical question