Persuasive Writing Terms

Definition of bias

• A type of bird

• The belief that everyone are equal

• Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another usually in a way considered to be unfair

• Foreign greeting

I know my claim is true, because I have ______________ to back it up.

• Evidence

• Bias

• Truth

• Author's Position

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

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

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

What is a claim?

• the reason or evidence 
• a writer's position on a problem or issue
• a subject or ideas that has at least two sides

In persuasive writing and reading, what two parts make up an argument?

• claim and opinion
• evidence and reasons
• claim and support
• claim and evidence

What is the claim in this paragraph?
The Humane Society of the United States strongly opposes keeping wild animals as pets. This principle applies to both native and nonnative species, whether caught in the wild or bred in captivity. The overwhelming majority of people who obtain these animals are unable to provide the care they require.

• The Humane Society of the United States strongly opposes keeping wild animals as pets. 
• This principle applies to both native and nonnative species, whether caught in the wild or bred in captivity.
• The overwhelming majority of people who obtain these animals are unable to provide the care they require.

Which of the following is an example of weak support?

• Precise language
• Faulty reasoning
• Relevant examples

A writer who uses persuasion attempts to:

• teach you how to make or do something
• influence you to do or believe something
• inform you about historic or current events
• tell a story