5SW Vocab

the opinion, or belief, of an author, presented in a text meant to convince the reader that the opinion is correct

• argument

• paraphrase

• evidence

• claim

To plead in favor of

• advocate

• rhetorical devices

• logical fallacies

• prepositions

paraphrase

• Restating something in your own words.

• All of the information and facts available to support a claim

• specific techniques that writers and speakers use to make their arguments more believable.

• a comparison of two things to prove a point

All of the information and facts available to support a claim

• argument

• evidence

• rhetorical devices

• counter argument

A reason that could be used to disprove a claim.

• bandwagon appeals

• logical fallacies

• claim

• Counter argument

The main idea of the argument that the writer is trying to prove

• paraphrase

• claim

• Counter argument

• rhetorical devices

specific techniques that writers and speakers use to make their arguments more believable.

• logical fallacies

• rhetorical devices

• claim

• evidence

​ ​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   are examples of rhetorical devices.

• Analogy
• juxtaposition
• bandwagon appeals
• circular reasoning

a comparison of two things to prove a point

• circular reasoning

• juxtaposition

• analogy

• bandwagon appeals

the placement of two ideas placed side by side to compare and contrast

• paraphrase

• analogy

• claim

• juxtaposition