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Argument Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| author's purpose | The author's intention for his/her writing. Persuade, inform, explain, or entertain. |
| author's point of view | The opinion of the author. Your opinion may differ from the opinion of the author of the passage |
| argument | A position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position |
| bias | Bias within a passage can appear as statements that favor one opinion over another, sometimes creating an unfair or unsound argument by the author |
| claim | The main argument made by the author. A strong claim will be supported by reasons and evidence. |
| counterclaim | A reasonable argument that opposes or disagrees with another claim |
| evidence | facts, statistics, examples, and comparisons that show why a claim should be believed |
| emotional appeal | when an author hopes to make the reader so upset, excited, or scared that the reader will just agree with them |
| sound | the reasoning that makes sense and follows some sort of logic; logical reasoning |
| relevant | the facts, details, or other information within a text that are related to the topic and support the authors claim |
| refute | to prove a statement, position, or claim is wrong or false |
| relevant | pertinent or having to do with the matter being considered; if it is not relevant, it can weaken the argument |
| rebut | to claim or prove that something is untrue or false |
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