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Lit Comp II vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Argumentative Techniques | used to convince audiences of the merits of the particular position, to adopt a specific stance, or to take decisive action |
| Examples of argumentative techniques | (e.g. defensible thesis, supportive claims, credible evidence, opposing claims, rebuttals, logical lines of reasoning, compelling conclusion) |
| bias | a personal, social, or ideological preference that prevents an author from maintaining a balance, objective, or neutral viewpoint |
| conflicting information | contradictory details, facts, and reasoning |
| dialect | specific form of language spoken by a particular group or in a particular region that can show cultural background, setting, or characterization |
| disciplinary texts | texts with specialized structures, conventions, norms, and habits that are unique to a discipline (ex=English literature) |
| Expository techiniques | used to provide info, explain concepts and processes, or present analyses |
| examples of expository techiniques | focusing on a central idea, providing evidence and examples, presenting a logical conclusion, incorporating facts, statistics, testimony, and data). |
| fallacy | an error in reasoning that weakens an argument; sound convincing but are based on poor logic, false assumptions, or misleading evidence (getting less than an A will ruin your chances of going to college) |
| Genre | specific categories used to classify texts (ex: fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, biography, personal essay) |
| Historical Context | the context of a text formed by the historical, political, religious, cultural, and/or social events that establish the time period in which the text was written and help support the analysis of the text |
| mood | the overall feeling or emotional atmosphere that a literary work creates for a reader through choices such as setting, imagery, diction, and tone |
| narrative devices | specific tools or mechanisms that authors use to achieve a specific or intended effect (eg: literary devices, figurative language) |
| narrative techniques | methods used to craft the larger elements of a story such as plot, dialogue, setting, theme, style, characters, and point of view |
| opposing viewpoints | viewpoints that are in opposition to or contrast with the author's viewpoint on a topic or subject |
| perspective | a point of view, usually the author's, conveyed through their argument in a text |
| purpose | the reason a text exists, it is what the author or speaker hopes to accomplish through the text and why the audience is willing to engage with the text |
| reception | an audience's reaction and interpretation of a text that is influence by multiple factors such as the audience's personal history, background knowledge, and connections to additional texts and events |
| rhetoric | the art of effective communication, largely characterized by the specific techniques to influence the audience and to create a desired effect |
| rhetorical devices | specific techniques or figures of speech that are used in writing or speech to enhance persuasion, emphasize ideas, or create memorable effects |
| rhetorical situation | the context surrounding any act of communication, consisting of the speaker/writer, audience, purpose, context, and the message |
| technical texts | texts that are used for technical purposes to educate an intended audience. May be associated with certain industries, services, or businesses |
| text features | elements that are used to increase reliability and accessibility of information text |
| examples of text features` | titles, layout, headings, sub-headings, captions, diagrams, table of contents, bibliographies, indexes, etc. |
| tone | the way authors express their attitude towards the content, subject or audience of a text |
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