Text Structures
Events are arranged in the order in which they happened.
What is chronological order
Helps the reader know what it looks like
What is illustrations / pictures
The most important idea of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about.
What is the central idea
The three types of author's purpose
What is to persuade, to inform, and to entertain
A conclusion based on the idea "if this, then that" that results in an unlikely outcome.
What is slippery slope
Placing together characters, situations, or ideas to show how they are similar or different.
What is compare / contrast
Helps the reader understand the image
What are captions
The writer's position on an issue or problem
What is a claim
Rhetorical appeal associated with emotions
What is pathos
A general statement or conclusion made with not enough evidence
What is hasty generalization
A structure that presents a problem and offers answers.
What is problem / solution
Identifies topics within a text
What is a subheading / subtitle
Begins with a specific observation and applies to a broad conclusion
What is inductive reasoning
Rhetorical appeal associated with logic
What is logos
An oversimplification or misrepresentation of another person's viewpoint
What is strawman
The reasons something happens and the result of it happening
What is cause and effect
Provides definitions from the whole text.
What is a glossary
Uses a general set of facts and applies them to make a specific claim
The author's various types of support when writing an informational text
What are facts, quotations, definitions, and details
Attacking someone's character instead of the content of their argument
What is ad hominem
A detailed, written representation of a person, object, or event.
What is description
Provides definitions for specific words on a page
What is a footnote
Begins by addressing a pattern or trend in order to make a generalized statement.
What is abductive reasoning
Rhetorical appeal that is associated with ethics / trustworthiness
What is ethos
A conclusion or reply to someone that does not logically follow the previous statement.
What is non sequitur