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Unit 2 Vocab

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TermPart of SpeachDefinitionExample
Argument Noun An attempt to persuade someone on a topic open to debate His argument shattered the opponent's argument leading him to win
Author's Perspective Noun How the author feels about the situation or topic Through the author's perspective, the story changed drastically.
Claim/Thesis Noun A statement of the author's point of view The author's claim was greatly more controversial than the news outlets
Counter Claim Noun An opposing claim that disagrees with the thesis He finished saying his counter claim faster that he should have
Credible Source Noun A reliable resource the writer can use to cite information He is not sure if he is using a credible source or not.
Formal Style Noun Using a professional choice of words and tone/attitude He decided to go with a more formal style for his presentation
Reasoning Noun The explanations of why the author feels the way he or she does His reasoning was very poor leading him to lose the argument
Bias Noun General tendency or leaning in one direction; partial toward on view or another The judge's bias made Bob lose the painting comepition
Refute Verb To disapprove a statement or theory He refuted that Marry's case was not logical wining him the argument
Relevant Evidence Noun Facts, details, examples, ect. that support the writer's reasoning Bob had found a lot of relevant evidence for his essay
Sound/Logic Adjective Complete or comprehensive, A way to describe an argument when it's based on logic/common sense Using Bob's logic, he was easily able to prove Marry's not logical case
Sufficient Evidence Noun When there's enough support to make the argument convincing Terry had sufficent evidence to prove Marry's case wrong
Transitions Noun Words, phrases, or clauses that help the reader see how your ideas fit together to support you topic Sally added a lot of transitions to make her essay easier to understand
Fact Noun Information that can be proven, measured, or observed Bob stated a lots of facts that Marry could not object
Opinion Noun One's beliefs, thoughts, feelings, or emotions about a topic; point-of-view (informational reading standards) Bob's opinion was heavily disagreed when he shared it
Rebuttal Noun Response to opponent's counter claim Bob had to do a rebuttal when he didn't want to because Marry had done a counter claim
Implemented Adjective Carried out; put into effect He implemented a new rule to prevent people from getting hurt
Mandates Noun Orders or commands He just received todays mandates
Intervene Verb Interfere with; take action to try to stop a dispute or conflict He had to intervene to prevent a fight
Intentions Noun Purposes for or goals of one's actions His intentions when he started walking around the hotel was unknown
Dictate Verb Give orders to control or influence something He had to dictate the people in the room
Exemption Noun Permission not to do or pay for something that others are required to He had an exemption from purchasing the medicine since his symptom was very severe
Effective Adjective Successful in accomplishing something She was effective at spreading lots of information quickly
Reveal Verb To show or illustrate The painting had a slow reveal at the gallery to show its importance
Convey Verb To communicate in order to make something known or understood He conveyed the store owner that his store was too messy
Achieve Verb To accomplish a specific purpose He achieved his goal of effectively making energy to use
Emphasize Verb To give a special importance to something when writing or speaking He emphasized his story a lot to make it more effective
Indicate Verb To point or show He indicated where the main building was to the guests so they could check in easily
Condense Verb to make something short or more compact by removing extra words or details while still keeping the main details His speech was very condensed compared to the other ones
Consistent Adjective Done in the same way each time His food was consistently good
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