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

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

• Thesis Statement

• Evidence

• Audience

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

• Faulty Reasoning

• Analogy

• Evidence

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

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

• Evidence

• Argument

• Faulty Reasoning

• Analogy

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

• Argument

• Analogy

• Cause and Effect

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

• Stereotyping

• Cause and Effect

• Evidence

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

• Exaggeration

• Faulty Reasoning

• Analogy

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

An overstatement that stretches beyond the truth

• Counterclaim

• Exaggeration

• Thesis Statement