Argumentative TEXT

What is Argumentative Text?

• facts, statistics, expert opinions, and examples that support a claim.

• an exaggeration that couldn't possibly be true

• a text in which an author presents a claim and provides reasons and evidence to support the claim

What is the position the author takes in an argumentative text called?

• claim

• hyperbole

• evidence

What is the CENTRAL ARGUMENT?

• an exaggeration that can't possibly be true

• the MAIN POINT the author is trying to persuade you to believe or change your mind about

• facts, statistics, examples, and expert opinions that support a claim

What do you call facts, examples, expert opinions, statistics, and data that authors use to support a claim?

What is a FACT?

• what someone thinks, feels, or believes about something

• a true statement about something that can be proven with evidence.

• a short story about an interesting or funny event authors use to persuade

What is an OPINION?

• what someone thinks, feels, or believes about something

• a true statement about something that can be proven with evidence.

• a short story about an interesting or funny event authors use to persuade

What is an ANECDOTE?

• what someone thinks, feels, or believes about something

• a true statement about something that can be proven with evidence.

• a short story about an interesting or funny event authors use to persuade

Match the following

• the people the writer is TARGETING as the readers of a text or listeners of a speech

• AUDIENCE

• a word or phrase that does not have it's normal literal meaning

• INTENDED AUDIENCE

• the people who read a text or listen speech

• FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

The word ​ (a)   refers to the author's attitude about the subject he is writing about.

• tone
• mood
• voice

The word ​ (a)   refers to the feeling a reader get when reading a text.

• mood
• voice
• tone