LET'S DEBATE
To examine in detail, typically for purpose or explanation.
An advantage.
What is BENEFIT?
Identify similarities and differences between two or more items.
What is COMPARE AND CONTRAST?
Deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicits statements.
What is INFER/INFERENCE?
Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
What is DIALOGUE?
To have the same opinion; concur
What is AGREE?
A disadvantage or problem.
What is DRAWBACK?
State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence of proof.
What is CLAIM?
A word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good )
What is ANTONYM?
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
What is STANZA?
A claim backed up with evidence
What is ARGUMENT?
An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument
What is COUNTER ARGUMENT?
The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
What is PURPOSE?
The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
What is CONTEXT?
The use of the same grammatical structure or pattern in a series of words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence or passage
What is PARALLEL STRUCTURE?
The quality of being trusted or believed in
What is CREDIBILITY?
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
Arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning.
What is CONCLUDE?
Set up on a firm or permanent basis.
What is ESTABLISH?
The way an author looks at a topic or the ideas being described
What is POINT OF VIEW?
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
What is BIAS?
Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.
What is REFUTE?
Accept or admit the existence or truth of
What is ACKKNOWLEDGE?
Optimistic, scornful, sympathetic are all examples of an author's _______ .
What is TONE?
"Mrs. Atalla loves teaching, dancing, and playing with her children" is an example of ______.
What is PARALLEL STRUCTURE?