Terms to Know
This is a statement in which a writer presents an assertion as truthful to substantiate an argument.
Claim
The domain you would use when looking up an organization.
ORG
A method devised for making or doing something.
Plan
This type of summary of the text must be provided in order to establish the central theme of the text.
Objective
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Analogy
A claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
Counter claim
The domain you would use when looking up a commercial organization.
COM
Statements that back up a claim with the usage of data, facts, personal experience, expert opinion, textual evidence, emotional appeals, etc.
Support Arguments
You must provide this in order to substantiate your point. It is only beneficial if it is relevant to your topic.
Evidence
This appeal uses logical connections between ideas, and includes the use of facts and statistics.
Appeal to Logic
A work of persuasion that you use to convince others to agree with your claim or point of view when they have doubts or disagree.
Argumentation
The domain you would use when looking up a government institution.
GOV
The last part of something, its end or result, which summarizes all arguments and points stated in the text, along with possible recommendations for new areas of research
Conclusion
This must always be kept out of your arguments as it will ruin your credibility.
Emotion
This device is used in an effort to win an argument without facts, logic, or reason, but instead by manipulating the emotions of the audience.
Appeal to Emotion
The final statement that restates the claim and the primary arguments of the initial topic, while summarizing the evidence that was found.
Concluding statement
The domain you would use when looking up an educational institution.
EDU
An inquiry-based process that involves identifying a question, gathering information, analyzing and evaluating evidence, drawing conclusions, and sharing the knowledge gained.
Conduct Research
You will want to use these to support your assertions.
Rhetorical Devices
This device is used to establish the writer as fair, open-minded, honest, and knowledgeable about the subject matter. The writer creates a sense of him or herself as trustworthy and credible.
Appeal to Ethics
A speech, piece of writing, or an act that asks or encourages others to take action about a specific problem(s).
Call to action
The domain you would use when looking up a military institution.
MIL
A literary technique that writers use to present their ideas through reason and logic, in order to influence the audience
Persuade
Reliable
This device is a technique that helps you identify all the likely causes of a problem. This means that you can find and fix the main cause, first time around, without the problem running on and on.
Cause and Effect