Claims/Central Ideas
The company promises that the product has measurable effects, they must be able to prove this.
What is Factual Claims?
From a source.
What is Citations?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Example: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets.”
What is Anaphora?
Therefore; Thus; or For this reason.
What is Result?
The word for typically purposes of explanation and interpretation.
What is Analyze?
"The Wizard of Oz is the greatest movie of all time," "Snowboarding is the greatest way to spend a vacation," or, "Indian food is the best food of all."
What is Valuable Claims?
A reference to something someone has said or to common expressions.
What is Quotes?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together. Example: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is Alliteration?
For example/for instance; Such as; or In this case.
What is Illustration?
The word for favorable or advantageous; resulting in good.
What is Beneficial?
The United States should become independent from the use of foreign oil.
What is Policy Claim?
A neighbor's experience with their doctor, their review of a school, or a three star online rating of a hotel stay.
What is Anecdote?
The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together. Example: “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.”
What is Assonance?
Similarity; Equally; or likewise.
What is Comparison?
The word for treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
What is Impartial?
My house is larger than hers.
What is Comparison Claim?
A story about what would happen if your thesis were true.
What is Hypothetical Evidence?
A contrast between expectation and reality. Example: “The fire station burned down.”
What is Irony?
In short; Altogether; or to conclude.
What is Summary?
The word for susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.
What is Vulnerable?
When you argue that an athlete who receives. compensation for playing a sport is. “professional,” and thereby looses “amateur”.
What is a Definition Claim?
McDonald's signs that said “Over 1 billion served”? How about those Trident chewing gum commercials that say “4 out of 5 dentists recommend chewing sugarless gum”?
What is Statistical Evidence?
A combination of contradictory words. Example: “Deafening silence.”
What is Oxymoron?
Indeed; Also; or of course.
What is Emphasis?
The word that is required by law or rules; compulsory.
What is Mandatory?