Vocabulary Lesson 12: Words Related to Argument & Persuasion

opponent; person or group on the other side in a contest

• faulty

• condemn

• adversary

• valid

to pronounce guilty of a crime; to sentence

• condemn

• conviction

• relevant

• motive

statement of guilt; strong belief

• condemn

• relevant

• reasonable

• conviction

the act of protecting against attack

• adversary

• defense

• involuntary

• objective

to catch as if in a snare; to set up

• entrap

• involuntary

• condemn

• conviction

defective; imperfect

• valid

• entrap

• faulty

• relevant

done or acting without or against one’s will

• adversary

• defense

• motive

• involuntary

reason for acting a certain way

• motive

• entrap

• defense

• valid

impersonal; giving facts without favoring either side

• condemn

• objective

• entrap

• valid

sensible; within the bounds of common sense

• condemn

• relevant

• reasonable

• conviction