Academic Vocab #1 Flashcard

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Notes added to a text during active reading.

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Annotation

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Explicit meaning of a word (dictionary definition).

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Denotative

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Author's reason for writing.

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Purpose

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Assertion as fact.

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Claim

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Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

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Explicit

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Appeal to ethics and credibility.

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Ethos

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Appeal to logic and reason

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Logos

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Appeal to emotions

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Pathos

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Statement or fact for/against a point.

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Argument

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The art of effective or persuasive speaking/writing, using figures of speech and compositional techniques.

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Rhetoric