Unit 2B - Persuasive Vocabulary

A factual claim is---

• a statement that can be proven true

• a personal belief, thought, or feeling about something

• a common theme in several texts

• a statement many people believe to be true but may not be true

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

An opinion is--

• the lesson, message, or moral of a story

• a strong feeling, belief or thought that cannot be proven or disproven

• something that can be proven with evidence

• a statement that does not require proof

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Counter-argument is

• argument made personally against an opponent instead of against their argument
• two counters arguing with each other
• a statement against the argument being made
• attracting customers by popularity/peer pressure

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Fallacy is

• eliciting an emotional response beyond the literal meaning or words to persuade others to adopt a point of view
• using a famous person to endorse a product
• tries to make consumers associate feelings from one thing onto another
• something that is believed to be true but isn't

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Logical Fallacies are

• used in debates to mislead or distract people from the real issue
• a tactic where the customer is attracted by an advertisement for a low-priced item but then is encouraged to buy the higher priced one.
• attracting customers by popularity/peer pressure.
• suggesting something is practical and a good value for ordinary people.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Loaded term is

• eliciting an emotional response beyond the literal meaning of words to persuade others to adopt a point of view.
• a tactic where the customer is attracted by an advertisement for a low-priced item but then is encouraged to buy the higher priced one. 
• using vague words to express a positive emotion without actually giving a guarantee or addressing the problem.
• to expand something beyond the truth

convincing an audience by evoking an emotional response

• ethos
• pathos
• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

convincing an audience by using facts, logical thought, and rationality

• ethos
• pathos
• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

a mistaken belief, usually based on an unsound argument

• rhetoric
• fallacy
• bias
• stereotype

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

convincing an audience by proving the credibility of the speaker

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5