Vocab
in a way that minimizes notice or attention
discreetly
different from what is expected or seems correct
counterintuitive
state of currently occupying an office
incumbency
in an intense or deeply felt manner
fervently
protection against loss or damage
indemnity
is an overarching message or truth that is specific to a text. Central ideas are the key points authors make and the ones they want you to remember most.
central idea
the content itself, the text—what is being communicated.
message
connect ideas in sentences and paragraphs
Transitional words and phrases
Who is the reader
the explicitly relevant ideas that an author uses to support their claim
Reasons
the arrangement of words and phrases
Syntax
is the person delivering the message.
writer/speaker
can state the claim or main point. They can also contain important details or support for the claim.
Sentences
What they value or feel
the factual, specific, observed data that comes from the real world and that substantiates the reasons
Evidence
assignment or work that an author needs to do. Is the author’s task to write a short opinion piece or a long persuasive essay? Is it to write a brief professional memo or a quick casual communication with a friend?
author’s task
is the person or people the author is trying to persuade those who will receive the message.
audience
author writes about one shared point of comparison or contrast for both items or objects
point-by-point organization
What they know
is the underlying assumption about societal values that makes the argument persuasive
backing
the reason the author creates the text
purpose
can convey a positive or negative connotation.
Figurative language in a rhetorical text
author takes one item or object and covers all the points of comparison and contrast for that topic.
block organization
is the primary statement that is to be proved through the presentation of an argument
claim
helps people link individual events to frequently occurring patterns
Inductive reasoning