True/False
A claim is an opinion
True
What is a bias?
a prejudice in favor of or against something
It is important that you research the best hotel when you are going on vacation.
Direct Address
What type of evidence is the following example from the "Sell It" side?
According to U.S. law, when you find a fossil on your property, it belongs to you.
Why does a writer use a rhetorical device?
to enhance the argument
make the article more persuasive
A statistic is not always a number
False
What is an analogy
Raising children is like growing a garden. Both need sunlight, water, proper nutrition, care and patience
Analogy
The following sentence is an example of what argumentative element (term) from the "Sell It" side.
I know you're going to say that selling our fossil is wrong-that we should donate it to a scientific Institution.
Counterclaim
Are you kidding me?
What type of rhetorical device is this?
Rhetorical question
a quotation has to come from book
False
What does relevant mean?
related to or connected to the claim in a logical way
Does money grow on trees?
Rhetorical Question
The following sentence is an example of what argumentative element (term) from the "Sell It" side.
But legally, we have the right to do whatever we want with it.
Rebuttal
When a writer acknowledges the opposing side of the argument.........What argumentative element is used (term)
counterargument/counterclaim
A writer might use a rhetorical device to get your attention
True
What is a rhetorical question?
a question that has an obvious answer
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Quotation
What two rhetorical devices are used in the following line from the "Sell It" side of the debate?
Can you believe we found a dinosaur fossil in our backyard?
Direct Address
Rhetorical Question
What is argumentative writing
when a writer tries to convince the reader to believe his/her claim
The following is an example of an analogy
It is so cold outside, I do not want to live in Illinois any longer. California is where I want to be.
False
What does sufficient mean?
enough or adequate
I love to read fiction. My current favorites are the Scythe series by Neal Shusterman and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Example
Describe what type of persuasive element (term) the writer is using when she says the following
We could take that trip to the Galapagos Islands you're always dreaming about. We could get a dog.
Emotional Appeal
How often should writers use emotional appeals in their writing?
Not very often