Argumentative Text Vocabulary

An Argumentative text is ...

• The reason the author writes about a topic

• The pattern an author constructs as he organizes his ideas

• The position or assertion about a topic or issue

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

The audience...

• gives specific details or facts that support an inference or claim

• combines two modes of communication to create meaning

• is the intended target group for a message

• has reliable and trustworthy characteristics

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The author's purpose ...

• Is the reason the author writes about a topic

• Is an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

• Is anything outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning

• Has reliable and trustworthy characteristics

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

An organizational pattern ...

• Is a viewpoint that goes against the author's claim

• has reliable and trustworthy characteristics

• Is the intended target group for a message

• Is the way an author organizes his ideas and provides supporting details

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

Credibility is ...

• Having reliable and trustoworthy characteristics

• A logically incorrect argument that is not supported by data

• Anything outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning

• The reason the author writes about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

A claim is ...

• A credible or reliable source of information

• The position or assertion about a topic or issue

• The intended target group for a message

• An incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on good reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

Text print features ...

• Combine two or more modes of communication to create meaning

• Are the positions or assertions about a topic or issue

• Are anything outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning

• Are important ideas throughout a text that support the central message

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Key ideas ...

• Are important ideas throughout a text that support the central message

• A text in which the author develops and defends a position, or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• Terms or phrases that have strong emotional overtones

• The author’s particular attitude that is stated or implied

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Evidence is ...

• A particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject

• The pattern an author constructs as he or she organizes his or her ideas

• Any characteristic of the text outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning

• Specific facts or details that support and inference or claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Faulty reasoning is ...

• A logically incorrect argument that contains a conclusion that is not supported by data

• A credible or believable source of information

• A viewpoint that opposes or goes against an author's claim

• Restates the meaning of something in different words

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1