Persuasive Terms

argument

• giving credit to the authors of source information
• facts or reasoning offered to support a position as being true
• a table in the front of the room
• public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion

citation

• to be trusted or believed
• to share an opinion or thought
• engaging in a debate
• giving credit to the authors of source information

controversy

• to argue or debate
• to believe to be true
• public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion
• the opposite of positive

credible

• to be trusted or believed
• to value highly
• to love with all your heart
• to ignore or avoid

evidence

• a belief or opinion
• information that supports or proves an idea or claim
• a way of thinking or acting
• to value one's opinion

plagiarism

• putting words or phrases into your own thoughts or ideas
• to be credible or true
• taking and using as your own the words and ideas of others
• the author of a source used in research

reasons

• points that explain why the author is making a certain claim
• how strongly to believe something
• to analyze or judge
• making a judgement about a topic being debated

relevant

• closely connected to the matter at hand
• on purpose, not an accident
• a belief or theory about why something happened
• to be believed or thought to be true

sufficient

• proving a claim false and untrue
• not having enough to defend an opinion
• questions being asked and defended
• adequate for the purpose of supporting a claim or reason

editorial

• factual information regarding something that happened
• research writing
• short essay expressing an opinion or taking a stand on an issue
• telling a story