Global Exam - Vocab

Too little emphasis on something

• Overstatement

• Understatement

• Reliable

Reasonable and makes sense

• Prejudice

• Anecdote

• Logical

An argument presented to oppose an idea or opinion developed in another argument

• Cross-reference

• Counter-argument

• Conclusion

Can be trusted/ believed

• Exaggerated

• Reliable

• Emotive

Statement of something being true

• Claim

• Counter claim

• Vested interest

When we take something at __________, we believe that it is true without checking

• generalisation

• cross reference

• face value

A short story to make people laugh or think

• Objective

• Anecdote

• Understatement

How convincing or believable something is

• Credible

• Exaggerated

• Objective

For or against a person or group in an unfair way

• Verified

• Emotive words

• Bias

Someone says something because they have something to gain (usually money or power)

• Prejudice

• Vested interest

• Generalisation