Week 7 Vocab

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Trace

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To describe the way something (an argument) develops

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Evaluate

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To examine and judge the quality of something

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Appropriate

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Correct or acceptable for a specific purpose (e.g., appropriate evidence is information selected from a text that is relevant, credible, and directly supports an argument, claim, or analysis)

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Relevant/Relevance

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The degree to which information or evidence relates to and supports the topic or argument; closely connected to what is being discussed. The evidence must directly relate to and prove the point you are trying to make.

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Sufficient/Sufficiency

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The adequacy of evidence to fully support an argument or claim; enough.

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Accurate

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Correct in all details; exact.

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Claim

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Statement presented as truth, which requires evidence to be proven or supported; the position or argument of the author.

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Unsupported Claim

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Statement that lacks evidence, facts, statistics, examples, or reasoning to prove it.

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Supported Claim

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A statement or a writer's opinion that is proven to be true by evidence and logical reasoning.

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Specific Claim

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A direct and focused statement that presents the main point or argument of a piece of writing; states the writer's stance or opinion on a topic.