Aurgumentive Text Vocabulary - Sandy Jacquez | Library

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Match the term with its correct definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
organizational patterns		the pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details
sweeping generalization		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
direct address		a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion
argumentative text		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
graphic feature		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
loaded language		a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning
faulty reasoning		a picture or other image within a text

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important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

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an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

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the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing

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an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

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a source that is a step removed from the original accounts of an event or experience

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restate the meaning of something in different words

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a credible or believable source

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a viewpoint that opposes an author's thesis or claim is a counterargument

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specific details or facts that support an inference or idea is evidence

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the reason an author writes about a particular topic (to persuade, to inform, to entertain) is author's purpose

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to combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole is to synthesize

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the intended target group for a message in an audience

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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