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Argument Vocab
8th grade argument vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| perspective | a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally. |
| restraints | a device that stops or slows something's motion |
| imposed | set forth authoritatively as obligatory |
| argument | facts or reasoning offered to support a position as being true |
| prosecutor | a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone |
| ethos | a rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker. |
| logos | a rhetorical appeal to the reader's or listener's senses or emotions through connotative language and imagery. |
| pathos | a rhetorical appeal to the reader's or listener's senses or emotions through connotative language and imagery. |
| debate | a discussion involving opposing points of view; v. to present the sides of an argument by discussing opposing points. |
| forfeiture | The loss or giving up something as a penalty for wrong doing. |
| cognate | related to or coming from the same source. |
| sound | exhibiting or based on thorough knowledge and experience. |
| controversy | a public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion |
| debatable | not certain because people can have a different ideas and opinions about the thing being discussed, arguable, questionable |
| non-debatable | factual and not open to question or refutation |
| research | to locate information from a variety of sources; the information found from investigating a variety of sources |
| refute | to prove to be false |
| accuracy | How close a measurement to the true value |
| validity | the ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure |
| authority | a reliable respected source - someone with knowledge |
| currency | a system of money in general, used in a particular country |
| concurrently | existing o happening at the same time |
| deterioration | the process of becoming worse |
| conclusive | putting a end to doubt; convincing |
| consensus | general agreement |
| prohibition | the action of forbidding something, especially by law. |
| thesis/claim | focus statement of an essay, premise statement upon which the point of view or discussion in the essay is based. |
| reasoning | the process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence |
| counterclaim | reasoning or facts given in opposition to an argument |
| rebuttal | a counterargument, especially in debate |
| persuasion | a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance |
| analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |
| anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
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