Argumentative Terms and Rhetorical Devices

An Argumentative text is ...

• The reason the author writes about a topic

• The pattern an author constructs as he organizes his ideas

• The popular opinion on a controversial topic

• A text in which the writer develops and defends a Claim or debates a topic using logic or persuasion.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the answer to the Counterclaim, proving it wrong?

• Counterargument

• Reasons

• Analogy

• Rebuttal

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The audience of an argumentative text is

• is the person who needs persuading to agree to the CLAIM

• is someone who already agrees with the CLAIM

• a person who has nothing to do with the Topic

Type of evidence that is a personal story

• Empirical

• Logical

• Expert Quote

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The author's purpose ...

• Is to persuade the reader to agree to The CLAIM about Topic

• Is an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

• Is to persuade the reader to agree to the Counterclaim about Topic

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A claim is ...

• A person who was there

• The position or opinion about a topic or issue

• The intended target group for a message

• percentages, statistics

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A counterargument is ...

• a topic that has two sides

• The reason the author writes about a topic

• The opinion or main idea of the whole passage

• A viewpoint that opposes, or goes against an author’s claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A logical fallacy is ...

• An incorrect or persuading strategies that is not based on logic

• evidence that is a personal story

• Anything outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which rhetorical device refers to logic?

• Pathos
• Logos
• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical device refers to: the writer uses a person who seems trustworthy

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5