Argument Vocabulary

Establishing the writer as fair, open-minded, trustworthy, believable, and/or credible.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Subjective

• Objective

Influenced by personal opinions or ideas.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Subjective

• Objective

Uses emotional language or images.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Subjective

• Objective

The use of factual evidence, statistics and logical thought.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Subjective

• Objective

Based on factual information.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Subjective

• Objective

general attitude of a writer.

• Dialogue

• Narration

• Tone

• Non-diegetic sound

• Diegetic sound

Words that are heard as part of the film.

• Dialogue

• Narration

• Tone

• Non-diegetic sound

• Diegetic sound

Actual noises associated with the shooting of a scene. Characters can hear the sound.

• Dialogue

• Narration

• Tone

• Non-diegetic sound

• Diegetic sound

Spoken words of characters or participants in a film.

• Dialogue

• Narration

• Tone

• Non-diegetic sound

• Diegetic sound

To speak or write in favor of some controversial issue by publicly recommending or supporting it through action.

• Controversy

• Imperative

• Stakeholder

• Advocate

• Refutation