Persuasive Vocabulary Test

statement of personal beliefs, feelings, or thought, which do not require proof

• persuasion
• opinion
• support
• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

a response to the counterargument

• rebuttal
• persuasion
• support
• argument

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the reasons and evidence that back up the claim

• argument
• claim
• opinion
• support

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the art of swaying others' opinions, beliefs, or actions

• persuasion
• opinion 
• rebuttal
• argument

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

thinking that relies on facts; it appeals to reasoning rather than emotions

• opinion
• factual claim
• logic/reason
• persuasion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

a claim supported by reasons and evidence

• opinion
• support
• argument
• claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

statements that can be proved or disproved, usually represented by a statistic or a number

• persuasion
• opinion
• rebuttal
• factual claim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

taps into people's compassion for others

• appeal to pity
• bandwagon appeal
• appeal to fear
• ethical appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

taps into people's desire to belong

• bandwagon appeal
• ethical appeal
• emotional appeal
• logical appeal

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

tries to gain moral support for a claim by linking the claim to a widely accepted value

• bandwagon appeal
• appeal to fear
• appeal to pity
• ethical appeal

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6