Argument Terms

A text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion.

• Informational

• Fiction

• Non-Fiction

• Argumentative

A position on a topic or issue developed through logic, evidence, and appeals.

• bias

• Argument

• claim

• Appeal

The means of persuasion in an argument.

• appeal

• evidence

• counterargument

• bias

An assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue.

• argument

• appeal

• claim

• bias

Specific details or facts that support an inference or idea.

• bias

• counterargument

• evidence

• argument

A viewpoint that opposes an author's thesis or claim; addressing and rebutting counterarguments are essential in persuasive writing and speaking.

• counterargument

• argument

• claim

• appeal

A particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned.

• claim

• appeal

• evidence

• bias

A technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience.

• Logical Devices

• Greek Devices

• Rhetorical Devices

• Logical Fallacies

Rhetorical devices that appeals to one's ethics.

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Rhetorical devices that appeal using logic and reason.

• ethos

• logos

• pathos