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MCA, Vocabulary #8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| argument | taking a position on a subject with the goal to persuade others |
| claim | a specific statement that authors want audiences to accept as true and act on |
| determine | when you understand what the text really says or what the author really means |
| distinguish | identify qualities that make things different |
| evaluate | when you assess , judge or examine sources |
| evidence | facts, examples, data, quotations, opinions, interviews, or other sources which support a claim the writer makes |
| fact | evidence that is accepted as true |
| reason | when you use valid reliable evidence from current and credible sources |
| reliable | based on reason and sense which is strong and sound |
| trace | when you follow an argument as a text unfolds |
| validity | the quality of one’s thinking being logically or factually sound |