Persuasive writing/ Rhetorical Devices/ Logical Fallacies

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Main purpose of an argumentative text:

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Persuade you with their opinion.

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Thesis (M.I.) should include:

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claim and your reasons

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Food at KFC tastes better than McDonald's.

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Claim

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Rhetorical strategies strengthen arguments and emphasize ideas.

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True

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Logical fallacies weaken arguments and distract from real issues.

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True

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Consider the speaker in an argumentative essay.

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True

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Consider speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, and setting when reading argumentative essays.

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True

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Repetition is a rhetorical strategy.

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True

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A rhetorical question is NOT a rhetorical strategy for argumentative writing.

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False

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Anecdotes are NOT personal stories to convince your reader.

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False