Argumentative Text Concepts

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Argumentative text

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A text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion.

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Audience

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The intended target group for a message.

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Author’s purpose

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The reason an author writes about a particular topic, such as to persuade, entertain, inform, explain, or analyze.

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Bias

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A particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned.

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Claim

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An assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue.

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Context

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The words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage.

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Credibility

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The quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics, influenced by an author having expertise on a topic and using unbiased and accurate reasoning.

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Digital text

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An electronic text read on a computer screen or other electronic device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements.

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Editing

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A stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling.

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Evidence

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Specific details or facts that support an inference or idea.