Argumentation Terms

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To prove incorrect or false; to discredit or disprove

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Refute

Front

Information that can be proven or verified as true

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Fact

Front

Justify the claim by answering the question WHY?

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Reason

Front

The overall position or viewpoint that the author/speaker is trying to prove

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Claim

Front

The use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing/speaking

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Rhetorical appeals

Front

Specific facts, details, or examples that support/prove the reasons

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Evidence

Front

A point of view in which the writer/speaker is prejudiced toward one side

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Bias

Front

To show or establish the truth of something

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Prove

Front

The art of using language in writing/speaking effectively to persuade

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Rhetoric

Front

The intended target group for a message

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Audience