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Reading test
Term | Definition |
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Mythology | Classic stories that attempt to answer questions about human, nature, The world, and nature, or social customs |
Point of view | The narrator's position in relation to the story being told |
Central idea | The element of the story which ties together all of the other elements of tension used by the author |
Theme | A moral or lesson about life that a reader can take with them |
Foreshadowing | When writers build excitement and curiosity by providing a hint about what might happen later in a story |
Emotional Appeal | A message that creates strong feeling to make a point, such as anger, pity, sympathy, or even fear |
Appeal to Authority | an attempt to persuade an audience by using experts on subjects as a part of the argument |
Logical Appeal | Relies on logic, reasoning, and facts to are an argument. Tries to show how something just makes sense. |
Loaded launguage | Consists of words with strongly positive or negative connotations. |
Ethical appeal | A claim is linked to a widely accepted value in order to gain moral support. ( The right thing to do.) |