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Vocabulary 3

MCMS 6th grade

TermDefinition
controversy a public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion
argument a combination of a claim, reasons, and evidence to support a position
claim a writer’s statement of their opinion or position on a topic
reasons the points that support an author’s specific claim
evidence logical facts, statistics, expert opinions, and examples that prove a claim
research the process of locating information
citation giving credit to a source typically including author’s name and article title
plagiarism taking and using as your own the words and ideas of another
credible to be trusted or believed
relevant closely connected to the topic
sufficient adequate for supporting a claim or reason
inference to make a prediction based on evidence
editorial a short essay in which a publication expresses an opinion or takes a stand on an issue
formal style a style of writing or speaking that is appropriate for academics or business
rhetorical appeals the use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing or speaking
logos a rhetorical appeal to reason or logic through statistics, facts, examples, or expert opinions
pathos a rhetorical appeal to your emotions
summarize to briefly restate the main ideas of a piece of writing
paraphrase to put a passage of text in your own words
source a place from which information comes from or is obtained
cause-effect a nonfiction text structure showing an event and what it leads to
chronological order: a nonfiction text structure showing the order in which events happen in time
Created by: MissHollman
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