Persuasive Vocabulary Review

Type of speech or writing, usually nonfiction, that tries to convince audience members to think or act a certain way

• Thesis Statement

• Persuasion

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The message, main idea, or controlling idea of an essay. Usually a single sentence that appears in the introduction.

• Thesis Statement

• Evidence

• Audience

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Support of the thesis statement such as examples, facts, and expert opinions

• Faulty Reasoning

• Analogy

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The people the writer or speaker is wanting to appeal or speak to. The writer must consider ages, experiences, and concerns of the audience.

• Audience

• Stereotyping

• Counter Argument

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

When logic breaks down, Missing facts, has incorrect facts, or has unrelated facts.

• Evidence

• Argument

• Faulty Reasoning

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A reason put forward in support of or in opposition to a point of view

• Argument

• Analogy

• Cause and Effect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Tries to convince the reader that one event or action causes another event or action

• Stereotyping

• Cause and Effect

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Comparing two things based on one or more elements that they share

• Exaggeration

• Faulty Reasoning

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Flaws or weaknesses in an argument’s logic or reasoning

Rhetorical fallacies indicate that a writer’s argument may be invalid

• Evidence

• Faulty Reasoning

• Audience

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

An overstatement that stretches beyond the truth

• Counterclaim

• Exaggeration

• Thesis Statement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D