academic vocab argument

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Statement or fact for/against a point

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argument

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

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audience

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

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central idea

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Conclusion based on evidence and reasoning

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inference

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Author's reason for writing

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Purpose

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Author's attitude toward the subject

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tone

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Notes added to a text during active reading

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annotation

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Faulty or mistaken logic

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Fallacious reasoning

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A quotation from a book or paper

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citation

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Closely connected to the matter at hand

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Relevant