Argumentative Vocabulary

a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning

• bandwagon appeal

• argumentative text

• bias

• loaded language

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

• audience

• claim

• credibility

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

restate the meaning of something in different words. -alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.

• summarize

• paraphrase

• claim

• bias

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

is a viewpoint that opposes an author’s thesis or claim. For an argument to be persuasive, the author must address counter argument.

• argumentative text

• counterargument

• claim

• author's purpose

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

figurative language that makes comparisons in unexpected ways. The purpose is to show similarities in process or in structure.

• analogy

• bias

• bandwagon appeal

• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

a short narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident, usually in order to make a larger point

• analogy

• anecdote

• paraphrase

• argumentative text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

• anecdote

• argumentative text

• bandwagon appeal

• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the reason an author writes about a particular topic

• claim

• author's purpose

• audience

• bandwagon appeal

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information

• claim

• author's purpose

• credibility

• counterargument

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.8

a persuasive technique used in media messages that appeals to the “everyone is doing it” mentality

_____

• anecdote

• bandwagon appeal

• counterargument

• bias

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D