Argumentative Vocabulary

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Claim

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an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

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Argumentative Text

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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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Bias

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a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned

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Evidence

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specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

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Counterargument

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is a viewpoint that opposes an author’s thesis or claim 

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Credibility

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

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Audience

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the intended target group for a message. Who did they write this for?

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Author’s purpose

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the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain to analyze, etc.)

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Key ideas

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important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

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Summarize

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to reduce sections of text to their essential points and main idea.