Argument Terms
the primary position taken by a writer or speaker
What is a claim?
Comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile?
The message of a literary work
What is a theme?
a summary free from opinions or bias.
What is an objective summary?
Words or phrases used to connect ideas together.
What are transitions?
proof; taken from the text to support an answer and/or prove a claim/thesis
Evidence
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
What is an idiom?
to put things together to see how they are the same
What is comparison?
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Words that change or add information
an argument that directly opposes a particular claim
What is a counterclaim?
A comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression
What are rhetorical devices?
to show the difference between things
What is a contrast?
an incomplete sentence; missing an essential sentence component
What is a fragment?
faulty or mistaken logic
What is fallacious reasoning?
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
What is a personification?
A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
What is a rhetorical question?
the emotion evoked in the reader
What is the mood?
a group of words headed by an adjective that describes a noun or a pronoun.
What is an adjective phrase?
proving the counterclaim as incorrect
What is a rebuttal or refutation?
Exaggeration to emphasize a point
What is a hyperbole?
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
What is the tone?
The reason an author is writing a text
What is author's purpose?
nonessential word groups that modify the entire sentence rather than a single word
What is an absolute phrase?