Nonfiction Terms including pathos/logos/ethos

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What is a short nonfiction work that expresses a writer's thoughts about a single subject through multiple paragraphs?

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Essay

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What type of nonfiction is written primarily to convey factual information and comprises the majority of printed materials adults read?

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Informational Text

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What are supporting details?

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Statements that help explain, prove, or support the author’s main point.

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What is the writer's aim or goal for writing called?

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Purpose

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What are points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell the story?

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Supporting Detail

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What is the term for the emotional appeal used in persuasive writing?

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Pathos

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What is the term for the logical appeal used in persuasive writing?

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Logos

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What is the term for the ethical appeal used in persuasive writing?

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Ethos

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What is a memoir?

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A nonfiction narrative that recounts personal experiences.

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What is the difference between literary nonfiction and informational text?

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Literary nonfiction uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives, while informational text focuses on delivering factual information.