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Argumentative Text
Key Terms for Argumentative Text questions
Question | Answer |
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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 |