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ar& clm mprtnt terms
argument and claim important terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ethos/ethical appeal | Emphasizes the speaker's credibility |
| Pathos | Appeals to the audience's emotions. Examples:personal story, powerful image, or sad videos. |
| Logos | Appeals to the audience's logic or reason.Examples:data, historical events, facts, test results, and personal experience. |
| Claim | the author's main point, a statement he or she believes to be true, must be arguable and provable. |
| Credibility | The author is able to be believed and trusted.Look for the following:the author's credentials and background,where the article was published, and cited and reliable evidence used to support the claim. |
| argument | when the author wants to convince you of their position. |
| evidence | What the author uses to back up their claim. |
| counterclaim | The author mentions the opposing viewpoint to disprove it. |
| rebuttal | The author responds directly to the counterclaim. |