to form an opinion from evidence; to reach a conclusion based on known facts
What is to infer?
100
The art of persuasion.
What is rhetoric?
100
purpose is to establish an academic conversation about a topic through writing
What is an academic essay?
100
a device used for argumentation or persuasion; a question is posed for effect; the intent is to provoke thought, not to be answered
What is a rhetorical question?
100
point of view; the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are viewed
What is perspective?
200
a statement about a group of people or things that is based on only a few people or things in that group; the act or process of forming opinions that are based on a small amount of information
What is a generalization?
200
ethical appeal; used to convince the reader of the author's credibility through the reader's character, morals, or ethics
What is ethos?
200
types of non-fiction written in order to provide the public with knowledge of events happening both locally and/or globally
What are news articles?
200
a tendency to believe that some people or ideas are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly
What is bias?
200
audience, speaker, subject; the three elements that go into developing a sound and convincing argument according to Aristotle
What is the rhetorical triangle?
300
Able to be trusted in or believed
What is credible?
300
emotional appeal; used to persuade the reader through his/her emotions, such as sympathy or pity
What is pathos?
300
book length pieces of non-fiction focused on one aspect or time period of someone's life, and they typically contain an emotional narrative regarding those events
What is a memoir?
300
a feeling of like or dislike for someone or something especially when it is not reasonable or logical
What is prejudice?
300
the attitude of the writer toward a subject or audience
What is tone?
400
To establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm
What is verify?
400
having a solid basis; considerable in number or amount; meaningful and on topic
What is substantive?
400
type of non-fiction in which an individual writes their own life story
What is an autobiography?
400
circumstances or events surrounding a piece of writing
What is context?
400
A statement put forth and supported by evidence
What is an argument?
500
A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.
What is an assumption?
500
logical appeal; used to convince the reader through logic and reason
What is logos?
500
the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay
What is non-fiction?
500
A belief or view about something; cannot be proven