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Argumentative Writing terms

TermDefinition
point of view an opinion, attitude, or judgment
sections any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up
clearly without doubt, obviously
highlights an outstanding part of an event or period of time
topic sentence a sentence that expresses the essential ideas of a paragraph or larger section
commentary a statement to show an argument is false
transitional words used to link together different ideas in your text
conclusion the end
counterclaim a claim made to rebut previous claim
information relating to or characterized by facts about something
direct quotes when you take another person's words and place them in your own document
logos to write with an appeal of logic
ethos to write with an appeal of logic and morals
facts something that actually exists, reality, truth
citing quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
thesis a position put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed or proven
claim a statement that something is true
evidence a fact or something that shows if something is true, information that supports an idea or theory
pathos using or writing with an emotional appeal
expalain to make plain, clear
opionion a personal view, attitude or appraisal
hook/grabber to catch the audience attention from the beginning of an essay or story
reasoning the use of logic, the mind's ability to think things through logically
Created by: tspargur
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