Academic Vocab: Informational Text & Argument Writing

Front

Mistaken belief based on unsound argument

Back

fallacy

Front

Notes added to a text during active reading

Back

annotation

Front

Appeal to emotions

Back

Pathos

Front

enough; adequate

Back

sufficient

Front

Author's reason for writing

Back

Purpose

Front

Persons reached by a book, radio, or TV broadcast; public.

Back

audience

Front

Faulty or mistaken logic

Back

Fallacious reasoning

Front

Signifying an assertive or secondary meaning beyond the primary meaning.

Back

connotative

Front

Closely connected to the manner at hand

Back

Relevant

Front

Author's attitude toward the subject

Back

tone