Argumentative Text Vocabulary

a short story that relates an interesting or funny incident, usually to support a claim

• Anecdote

• Hyperbole

• Stereotype

• Central Idea

a position on a topic or issue developed through logic, evidence, and appeals

• Argument

• Credibility

• Evidence

• Plagiarize

a position, or opinion, on a topic

• Claim

• Rhetorical Device

• Bias

• Anecdote

specific details or facts that support a claim

• Evidence

• Plagiarize

• Hyperbole

• Anecdote

an exaggeration (dogs are the best animal ever)

• Hyperbole

• Anecdote

• Stereotyping

• Plagiarize

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

a technique that an author or speaker uses to persuade an audience

• Rhetorical Device

• Bias

• Anecdote

• Claim

a belief about a group that is oversimplified and inaccurate (example: Boys are better at sports than girls.)

• Stereotyping

• Evidence

• Hyperbole

• Argument

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another

• Bias

• Plagiarize

• Evidence

• Claim