Argumentative Text

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a short narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident, usually in order to make or support a larger point

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Anecdote

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a position on a topic or issue developed through logic, evidence, and appeals

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argument

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A text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion.

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Argumentative text

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the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

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Audience

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 an assertion or position on a topic or issue

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claim

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Correspondence is any written or digital communication exchanged between two or more people in the form of a letter, e-mail, fax, etc.

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True

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What is credibility?

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 the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information

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specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

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Evidence

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What is an opinion essay?

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an essay that describes a position on a particular topic or issue and develops the argument with supporting evidence

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A technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience

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rhetorical device