Unit 4 Vocabulary
Showing similarities
analogy
A persuasive technique that appeals to everyone
Bandwagon appeals
The words that precede a specific sentence
Context
A technique the author uses to convey the reader a meaning with the goal or persuading them
Rhetorical devices
The middle of a story
Climax
A short narrative story
anecdote
A particular inclination about a subject
Bias
Having reliable characteristics
Credibility
Giving human like characteristics to non human things
personification
Help you locate important information in a text
Text features
A text using a topic to persuade
Argumentative Text
A logical assumption
Circular logic
An electronic text
Digital text
A surprise! the difference in what we expect and what actually happens
Irony
How information is organized
Text structures
A group targeted for a response
Audience
An assertion about a topic or an issue
Claim
A stage in the writing process that prepares the text for the audience
Editing
The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work
Theme
Artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form or content
Genre
The reason an author writes
Author's purpose
A viewpoint that opposes author's claim
Counterargument
Flawed, deceptive, or false arguments that can be proven wrong with reasoning
Logical fallacies
The beginning of a story
Exposition
What is Mrs. Cook's favorite song?
Radio GaGa, duh