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Argumentative Text
Key Terms for Argumentative Text questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Using a short, interesting story or personal experience to support the author's claim | Anecdote |
| A statement put forth and supported by evidence | Argument |
| The way someone sees something; perspective | Author's Viewpoint/Position |
| A preference in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, usually in a way considered to be unfair | Bias |
| A statement the author is trying to prove, usually supported by evidence | Claim |
| Make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth of something | Convince/Persuade |
| The opposing/opposite point of view; it is an argument against the first claim | Counterclaim/Opposing Viewpoint |
| Information from the text that proves or supports the speaker's claim | Details/Evidence |
| Something that actually exists and can be proven true | Fact |
| Exaggeration | Hyperbole |
| Something that actually exists and can be proven true | Intended Audience |
| Ideas spread to influence people's opinions for or against a cause | Propaganda |
| The process of drawing a conclusion by effectively using evidence | Reasoning |
| A unfair and unsupported belief about a group of people | Stereotype |