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Argumentative Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rhetorical Appeals | the qualities of an argument that make it truly persuasive. To make a convincing argument, a writer appeals to a reader in several ways through different types of persuasive appeals including logos, ethos, and pathos, and kairos. |
| kairos | The word _______ comes from an Ancient Greek term translated as the “right time” or “opportune moment” to do or say something, which historians distinguish from chronos, understood as “clock time.” |
| Logos | to appeal to the audiences’ sense of reason or logic. To use _______, the author makes clear, logical connections between ideas, and includes the use of facts and statistics. |
| Pathos | the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel. |
| Ethos | used to convey the writer’s credibility and authority. The writer can communicate their authority by using credible sources; choosing appropriate language; introducing their own professional, academic or authorial credentials. |
| Logical Fallacies | holes in the argument, which are unclear or wrong assumptions or connections between ideas. |
| Common ground | a basis of mutual interest or agreement that's found or established in the course of an argument. |
| Rebuttal (or Refutation) | a section where you respond to the counterargument in a way that shows your position is the stronger one. It improves your credibility by showing your reader you are a reasonable, fair, and informed person who has considered all sides of the issue. |
| Concession | the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument (acknowledgment, admission, compromise, allowance) |
| Qualification | specification of limits to claim, warrant, and argument; the degree of conditionality asserted. |
| Counterargument | a section in your essay that describes the other side of the issue (what would someone say who disagrees with your position?) |
| Equivocate | the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself; using language that is open to varying interpretations, deliberately misleading, vague, or evasive. |
| Controversy | a public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion. A _______ issue is debatable, or an issue about which there can be disagreement. |
| Argument | your position/opinion about the topic; in formal speech or writing it is a set of reasons given to support an opinion, often with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong. |
| Argumentation | the act of formally engaging in an argument about a debatable issue. |
| Claim | In argumentation, a writer makes a claim stating a position or opinion about a topic. To _______ is to assert or maintain as a fact. A _______ is the overall thesis describing the author’s position on an issue. |
| Reasons | the points that explain why the author is making a certain claim. |
| Evidence | the facts, details, and information that support the reasons for the claim. Strong arguments have clear reasons with strong _______. |
| Paraphrase | putting a passage of text in your own words while maintaining its meaning. Often, _______ text is shorter than the original passage, but not always. You can use it to support claims in your writing. |
| Source | any place you get valid information for your research. It can be a document, a person, a film, a historical text, etc. |
| Primary source | An account or document created by someone with firsthand knowledge or experience of an event. Letters, journal entries, blogs, eyewitness accounts, speeches, and interviews can all be _______. |
| Secondary source | Documents supplied and compiled by people who do not have firsthand knowledge of an event. History textbooks, book reviews, documentary films, websites, and most magazine and newspaper articles are _______. |
| Research | verb: you locate reliable information from a variety of sources. noun: describes the information found from the search. |
| Credible | to be believable and trustworthy. Evidence must be _______ in order to be convincing. The _______ of research information and of the researchers is enhanced when sources of evidence are properly evaluated and cited. |
| Citation | It is important to provide basic bibliographic information for sources. This practice helps you give credit to information that is not your own when you communicate your findings and thus avoid plagiarism. |
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