Academic Vocabulary Unit 2, Informational and Argument Writing

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Sarah's marginal comments on a climate change paper are called?

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annotation

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Statement or fact for/against a point

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argument

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Group of people watching a TV show or listening to a radio program

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audience

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Main idea of a writing; the point the author wants you to remember is the _______ idea.

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central

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A reference to a book or author, especially in scholarly work.

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citation

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Assertion of something as a fact

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claim

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Word with implied meanings beyond explicit definition.

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connotative

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In a debate, a team's response challenging a pollution reduction solution is called?

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counterclaim

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Quality of being trusted and believed in

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credibility

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Explicit meaning of a word or expression, distinct from associated ideas.

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denotative