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Vocabulary
Types of Evidence
Types of Arguments
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Analyzing Persuasive nonfiction
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Define prohibit
To prevent one from doing something
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Name three types of evidence.
Facts, Statistics, Expert Opinions, Quotations, Personal Memoirs, Analogies
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What is an appeal to logic?
Arguments that make sense and are based on facts
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Define mature
A person that acts grown-up
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What is the writer's claim in the sample text?
A 16-year-old dropout cannot earn enough income to live independently.
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What is a restriction?
A limit
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This type of evidence uses exact words from an interview or document.
Quotations
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What is an appeal to emotions?
An argument that makes people feel a certain way.
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Read this sentence from a persuasive essay; The first amendment to the constitution says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." What type of evidence is the author using?
Quotation
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What is the author's purpose in the sample text? To educate the reader To persuade the reader To entertain the reader To teach the reader
To persuade
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Teenagers must be held accountable for their actions. What word could you replace accountable with in this sentence?
Responsible
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What are expert opinions?
Ideas from people who know a lot about the topic
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What is an appeal to ethics?
The argument seems like the right way to behave or think
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Define discrimination
treating someone unfairly because of what they look like or believe in
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What is one piece of evidence the author uses to back up his claim?
A high-paying job requires a college degree, Other employers want a high school graduate or GED equivalent, Jobs open to those under 18 are minimum wage, with no benefits, and no chance for advancement.
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To impose a rule means to...
apply it
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What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A fact can be proven an opinion is just one person's viewpoint
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If an author used statistics as a type of evidence, what type of argument would they be making?
Appeal to logic
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If a writer uses the advice of a doctor to back up a claim they are making about a new medical procedure, what kind of evidence are they using?
Expert opinion
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The sample text says that renting an apartment when you are a teen is difficult and expensive. Give two details from the passage to support this statement.
Landlords want references, first and last months’ rent, a damage deposit, and a guarantee from an adult if you are a teen.
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Judgement means the ability to...
Make good decisions
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Why would an author use a personal memoir as evidence?
To explain a person's experience with the topic to the reader
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"We must ban all guns in the United States because if we don't we will continue to experience the sadness and pain of that comes with death and mass shootings." This is an example of what type of argument?
Appeal to emotions
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Define neglect
A lack of care or attention
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What type of evidence does the author use to back up his claim?
The writer bases his evidence on facts from newspaper help-wanted ads about job opportunities available to dropouts.