Argumentative Writing Vocabulary

These are used to strengthen an argument. They include repitition, appeals to logic, appeals to emotion, and appeals to authority.

• Logical Organization

• Author's Perspective

• Persuasive Techniques

• Objective Point of View

These are words and phrases used to create links between the ideas in a paper.

• Credibility

• Claims

• Bias

• Transitions

A type of writing marked by an impersonal, objective, and precise use of language.

• Formal Style

• Author's Perspective

• Credibility

• Evidence

The quality of being believable or worthy of trust.

• Audience

• Bias

• Evidence

• Credibility

Contains no references to thoughts or feelings; it only reports what can be seen and heard. This type of writing never uses the pronouns "I" or "you."

• Audience

• Author's Point of View

• Objective Point of View

• Logical Organization

A group of readers who reads a particular piece of writing. As a writer, you should anticipate the needs or expectations of your ________ in order to convey information or argue for a particular claim.

• Fallacy

• Audience

• Evidence

• Logical Organization

Facts, statistics, anecdotes, examples, and quotations from authorities used to support argumentative claims.

• Evidence

• Bias

• Claim

• Transitions

A tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing.

• Credibility

• Audience

• Claim

• Bias

A statement in the text that can be called into question. They can be facts or opinions.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Bias

• Transitions

An author's attitude towards their subject.

• Evidence

• Fallacy

• Author's Perspective

• Objective Point of View