voc.1
a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion
argumentative text
the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
audience
a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned
bias
the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain to analyze, etc.)
Authors Purpose
an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue
Claim
the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage
context
specific details or facts that support an inference or idea
Evidence
picture or other image within a text
graphic feature
an intentional and extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect (e.g., this book weighs a ton)
hyperbole
important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.
key ideas
an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning
Logical Fallacy
the pattern an author constructs as he organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details
organizational pattern
a word that relates its object to another word in the sentence
preposition
a source that is a step removed from the original accounts of an event or experience
secondary source
a credible or believable source. Some questions to evaluate credibility might be
reliable source
to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.
summarize
to combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole
synthesize
the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing
tone
a rhetorical fallacy in which one classifies a person or group according to a common aspect that is oversimplified, rigidly applied, and often uncomplimentary
stereotyping
a logically incorrect argument, or fallacy, that contains a conclusion that is not supported by data, has limited information, and/or includes personal
faulty reaoning