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Unit 7 Argumentative
Vocabulary for argumentative or persuasive text
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anecdote | a short narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident, usually in order to make or support a larger point |
| argument | a position on a topic or issue developed through logic, evidence, and appeals |
| argumentative text | a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion |
| audience | the intended target group for a message, who to persuade |
| Bibliographic information | the locating information about a source (author, title, place of publication, publisher, and date of publication) |
| claim | an opinion or position on a topic or issue |
| correspondence | any written or digital communication exchanged between two or more people in the form of a letter, e-mail, fax, etc. |
| credibility | the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics and using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas |
| evidence | specific details or facts that support an inference or idea |
| hyperbole | an intentional and extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect (e.g., this book weighs a ton) |
| initials | the first letter of a name or word followed by a period that is pronounced by the individual letters |
| opinion essay | an essay that describes a position on a particular topic or issue and develops the argument with supporting evidence |
| Paraphrase | restate the meaning of something in different words. |
| Plagiarize | to present the ideas or words of another as if they are your own without crediting the source |
| primary source | a source from the time in which an event being studied occurred and created by someone who was present at the event |
| rhetorical device | a technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience (example: rhetorical questions are not meant to be answered) |
| secondary source | a source that is a step removed from the original accounts of an event or experience |
| stereotyping | a mistaken belief in which one classifies a person or group according to a common aspect that is oversimplified, rigidly applied, and often uncomplimentary |
| position | the writer's or speaker's view point or opinion |
| relevant | has to do with a topic, appropriate |
| technique | skill or ability; a way of carrying out a task |
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