Argumentative Text is --
Argument Vocabulary and Techniques

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Margaret Anderson
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a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion
the words, sentences, or passages that precede, follow, or surround a specific word, sentences, or passage.
a persuasive technique used in media messages that appeals to the "everyone is doing it" mentality.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Audience is --
a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned.
the reason an author writes about a particular topic
the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
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1 min • 1 pt
Author's purpose is --
an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue
specific details or facts that support an inference or idea
the reason an author writes about a particular topic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Bandwagon appeal is --
a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned
a persuasive technique used in media messages that appeals to the "everyone is doing it" mentality
specific details or facts that support an inference or idea
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Bias is --
a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned
a logical fallacy in which an assumption is made in a definition or argument that includes the very point that one is trying to prove
important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Circular logic/reasoning is --
the author's particular attitude , either stated or implied in writing
a logical fallacy in which an assumption is made in a definition or argument that includes the very point that one is trying to prove
an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning
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Claim is --
specific details or facts that support an inference or idea
the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing
an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue
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