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Unit4 Study Resource
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| precise | |
| credibility | |
| relevant | |
| bias | |
| counterclaim | an opposing claim that dis agrees with the thesis |
| rebuttal | response to the counterclaim. Rebuttals support the claim in an argument/debate |
| purpose | the intent or aim. Authors purpose is his/her reason/objective |
| audience | the person/people for whom a text is written |
| expository techniques | the elements an author uses that focus on central idea, provide evidence, and give examples |
| narrative techniques | elements an author uses to tell a story |
| citation | brief reference within the text that provides readers with the source of information |
| decipher | succeed in interpreting or understanding something |
| invincible | impossible to defeat |
| contraption | machine that seems strange or unnecessarily complicated |
| newfangled | invented only recently, therefore, strange-seeming |
| ingenuity | quality of being original and clever |
| improvisations | things that are created without any preparation |
| engineer | person with scientific training that builds machines, products, or systems |
| generators | machines that produce electricity |
| current | flow of electricity |
| cunning | skillful; clever |
| veered | changed directions |