Review for Flashcard on Benchmark Terms

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What is irrelevant evidence?

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Evidence that does not support a claim or help to prove that it is true.

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What is dramatic irony?

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A situation in which a reader knows something that a character does not know.

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What should you look for to understand the author's perspective in an informational passage?

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An opinion.

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What is relevant evidence?

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Evidence that helps to prove a claim to be true.

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What is foreshadowing?

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When an author gives hints in a story about what will happen later on.

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What is sufficient evidence?

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Evidence that is enough to support a claim.

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What is situational irony?

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A situation where the outcome is significantly different from what was expected.

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What is a fact?

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A statement that can be proven true or false.

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What is a claim?

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A statement that asserts something to be true.

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What is conflicting evidence?

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Evidence that contradicts a claim.