7th Grade Test Review

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1 question

Match the term with the correct definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
claim		the intended target group for a message
audience		specific details or facts that support an inference or idea
loaded language		an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue
summarize		a viewpoint that opposes an author's thesis or claim
evidence		important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.
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
author's purpose		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
counterargument		a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning
rhetorcal questions		stereotypingrhetorical fallacy in which one classifies a person or group according to a common aspect that is oversimplified, rigidly applied, and often uncomplimentary summarizeto reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea
controlling idea or thesis		audiencethe intended target group for a message author's purposethe reason an author writes about a particular topic (to persuade, to inform, to entertain)