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The reasons and evidence that back a claim
What is support?
A general principle that most people would agree on
What is a premise?
A claim supported by reasons
What is an argument?
The writer's position on an issue or problem
What is a claim?
The art of swaying others' feelings, beliefs, or actions
What is persuasion?
Uses words with strong positive or negative connotations to stir people's emotions
What is Loaded Terms?
Relying on the backing of a celebrity, an expert, or a satisfied customer to be convincing
What is Testimonial?
Taps into people's desire to belong
What is Bandwagon?
An appeal to people's needs, values, and feelings in order to convince
What is Persuasive technique?
Arguments made to disprove an opposing viewpoint
What is a Counterargument?
Tries to gain moral support for a claim by linking the claim to a widely accepted value
What is Ethical appeal or Ethos?
A question that has such an obvious answer that it does not require a reply.
What is a Rhetorical question?
A question that contains its answer?
What is a Leading question?
An error in reasoning
What is logical fallacy?
Speech or writing that is false or misleading
What is Rhetorical Fallacy?
Attempts to gain support through common sense
What is Logical appeal or Logos?
Statements that can be proved by observation, an expert, or reliable sources
What are Facts?
Statements of personal belief, feeling, or thought that do not require proof
What are Opinions?
A purpose that the author sets out to do when writing the text
What is Author's Purpose?
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject
What is Tone?
The use of words, descriptions, or images that call forth strong feelings.
What is Emotional appeal or Pathos?
The repetition of similar words, phrases, sentences, or grammatical structure
What is Parallelism?
The repeated use of the same word or phrase
What is Repetition?
The direct outcome of an event or action
What is effect?
An event or action that directly results in another event.
What is cause?