Analyzing Argument

Information that is verifiable by research, observation or known to be...

• a fact.

• an opinion.

• a connotation.

• a primary source.

Connotation...(Check all that apply).

• can be positive, negative, or neutral.

• reveals the author's attitude toward a subject.

• when people misunderstand each other.

• is used by writers and speakers skillfully to influence audience.

The subjective viewpoint is automatically...

• Unbiased

• Opinionated

• Unreliable

• Unopinionated

A view or judgment based on thoughts, beliefs or values is a(n)-

• fact

• denotation

• opinion

• secondary source

What makes a secondary source? (Check all that apply.)

• information that is told by someone who was there or experienced it.

• include textbooks, histories, biographies, articles encyclopedias.

• one step removed from the actual event or document.

• information that is gotten second hand from the author's own evaluation and analysis of primary resources.

Diction is-

• an author's choice of words.

• an author's attitude toward a subject.

• a reader's reaction to the subject.

• a reader's association to words.

A point of view that is based on factual information that influences the reader's ideas and does not reveal the opinions of the author is said to be-

The literal meaning of a word is-

• figurative language.

• denotation.

• diction.

• connotation.

A primary source of information is- (check all that apply)

• written by people who have a direct connection with it, as in they witnessed or participated in the event it describes.

• include autobiographies, memoirs, diaries, letters, interviews, and government documents like the Constitution or Declaration of Independence.

• is someone's evaluation of a document.

• one step removed from the actual event.

Whether a source is dependable, is factual and unbiased, and uses expert opinions can be considered-