explaining what something or even someone, is that is, its essential nature
What is definition?
The assumption the speaker makes about the audience
What is warrant?
Claims involving opinions, attitudes & subjective evaluation
What is claim of value?
A sentence that is a statement
What is declarative?
A story presenting events in an orderly, logical sequence
What is narration?
the evidence offered in support of a claim
What is grounds?
a sentence that gives a command
What is Imperative?
Writing that provides a series of facts, specific cases, or instances that relate to a general idea
What is exemplification?
a narrative in which character, action, & setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of a story. The underlying meaning usually has a moral, social, religious, or political significance
What is an allegory?
A sentence that makes a strong interjection/shows strong emotion
What is exclamatory?
using sensory language & physical characteristics of a person, place or thing to communicate to readers
What is description?
When a writer delivers relevant opposing arguments
What is refutation?
A formula for presenting an argument logically. In its simplest form, it consists of three divisions: a major premise, a minor premise & a conclusion
What is syllogism?
Division is the process of breaking down a whole into smaller parts; while classification is the process of sorting individual items into categories
What is classification & division?
claims exploring what something means or what something is made up of
What is claim of definition?
the substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself
What is metonymy?
A statement that indicates the force of the argument
What is qualifier?
Writing that highlights the similarities & differences between two or more topics
What is compare & contrast?
claims advocating courses if action that should or should not be undertaken
What is claim of policy?
claims involving opinions, attitudes and subjective evaluations of things
What is claim of value/judgement?
Method of reasoning that moves from specific evidence to a general conclusion based on this evidence
What is Inductive Reasoning?
A question asked solely to produce an effect & not to elicit a reply
What is a rhetorical question?
Method of reasoning that moves from a general premise to a specific conclusion
What is deductive reasoning?
Text that explains how to do something or how something occurs
What is process analysis?
a sentence that asks a question
What is interrogative?