Rhetorical Strategies

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Bias

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A tendency to lean in a certain direction, often to the detriment of an open mind.

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Claim

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A statement that asserts something to be true.

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Paraphrase

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A restatement of a text or passage in your own words.

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.

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Topic Sentence

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A sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs.

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Evidence

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The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

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Support

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To bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

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Transition

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The process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.