Argumentative Text
A particular cause or activity that has suddenly become fashionable or popular.
Example: Saving the environment
Bandwagon
The person, or persons, for whom a writer writes.
Audience
An asserstion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue.
Claim
The facts, documentation or testimony used to strengthen a claim, support an argument, or reach a conclusion.
Evidence
The issue words, sentences, or passages that precede, follow, or surround a specific word, sentence, or passage
Context
Figurative language that makes comparisons in unexpected ways. The purpose is to show similarities in process or in structure.
Analogy
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way that is considered to be unfair.
Bias
A type of writing that requires the author to investigate a topic, collect, generate and evaluate evidence, and establish a position on the topic.
Argumentative Text
When the author begins with what they are trying to end their argument with.
Circular logic/reasoning
Restate the meaning of somethingn in different words. This alters the exact wording of the source and transmits the ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.
Paraphrase
A viewpoint that opposes an author's thesis or claim. For an argument to be persuasive, the author must address this.
Counterargument.
The quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current adn up-to-date information.
Credibility
A literary device that repeats the same word or phrase in order to emphasize an idea, detail, or point and may contribute to the author's style and tone.
Repetition
The patterns an author constructs as they organize their ideas and provides supporting details. Examples" cause and effect, problem and solution, description, and order of importance.
Organizational Patterns.
The author's particular attitude, either state or implied in writing.
Tone
This specimen of all that is manly once dug a tunnel using only his incredible biceps and a spoon to escape a Mexican prison.
Coach Roland
This former back up dancer turned rapper, walked away from a promising career after the hit single "We Be Krazy" to persue their dreams of teaching ELAR to middle school students.
Mrs. Thompson
An incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning.
Logical Fallacy
The only thing this person is not allergic to is teaching ELAR.
Mrs. McCarthy
This assistant principal owes Coach Roland $24 and it she does not pay it back promptly, bad things could happen to her son.
Mrs. Ordonez