Argumentative Vocab

what the author wants the audience to do or believe

• Kairos

• Claim

• Supporting Argument

• Narrator

a statement (big idea) used to support the claim

• Controlling Idea

• Counterclaim

• Supporting Argument

• Evidence

details used to back up and develop an argument

• Controlling Idea

• Counterclaim

• Supporting Argument

• Evidence

an appeal to the audience's emotions

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Kairos

an appeal to the audience's logic and reasoning

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Kairos

evidence that the speaker is credible and ethical

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Kairos

a call to action that shows the audience that this is the time

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Logos

• Kairos

an illogical jump in reasoning

• Faulty Reasoning

• Evidence

• Supporting Argument

• Controlling Idea

trustworthy

• Current

• Credible

• Bias

• Tone

who a speaker or author is appealing to

• Audience

• Anecdote

• Thesis

• Refute