distortions of characteristics or defects of a person, thing, either in a picture or words
What is a caricature?
100
a statement of fact that can be proven by observation, an expert, or other reliable source and contains no value language
What is a factual claim?
100
statement of personal belief, feelings, or thought
What is an opinion?
100
a conclusion about a group of people, place, or things
What is generalization?
200
a statement or premise supported by arguments
What is thesis?
200
a literary technique in which two contradictory words come together for a special effect
What is an oxymoron?
200
a proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn
What is a premise?
200
a form of inference in which the reader gathers information, considers the general thoughts or ideas that emerge from the information, and comes to a decision.
What is drawing conclusions?
200
the substitution of an offensive expression for one that is an agreeable or an inoffensive expression
What is euphemism?
300
a statement suggesting that everyone is doing or believing something and that you should too
What is bandwagon?
300
a logical guess made by connecting bits of information
What is an inference?
300
texts that give directions, schedules, or recipes and help you complete a task or solve a problem
What is a procedural text?
300
using opinions, advertisements, persuasive letters, campaign speeches are examples of
What are persuasive examples?
300
sensible reasoning (logical thinking)
What is rational thinking?
400
a quotation at the beginning of a literary work used to introduce its theme
What is an epigraph?
400
a concise statement of a general truth or principle
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
What is an aphorism?
400
a proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn
What is a premise?
400
this technique involves using words with strong positive or negative connotations
What is loaded words/terms?
400
questions worded in what that suggest the proper or desired answer
You skipped school the day of the STAAR test, did you not?
What is a leading question?
500
signal words: for example, characteristics, for instance, such as, is like, including, to illustrate
What is description organization?
500
signal words: if-then, reasons why, as a result, therefore, because, consequently, since, so that
What is cause and effect organization?
500
signal words: first, second, third, later, next
What is chronological/sequence order?
500
signal words: problem is, dilemma is, because, so that
What is problem/solution organization?
500
signal words: however, nevertheless, on the other hand, but, similarly