Vocabulary for Persuasive Text

What does rhetoric mean?

• precision

• directly addressing

• giving testimony

• intending to persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does credible mean?

• trustworthy

• ethical

• emotional

• credit

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does fallacy mean?

• frozen

• false

• falling

• trustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

If a teacher mentions an ethical appeal, what does that mean?

• extra

• emotional

• expert

• extinct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Testimony is

• testing to see if you are correct

• a direct address

• getting married

• recommending something

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

If a speaker calls out to "all the single ladies," what kind of persuasive device is that?

• testimony

• direct address

• ethical appeal

• repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

If someone asks a rhetorical question,

• they do not expect an answer

• they sound like they know what they are talking about

• they would like you to say the answer

• they are giving a good argument

A counterargument

• is an effective way to write a thesis

• is best when you are arguing loudly with someone

• always comes in the introductory paragraph

• acknowledges a concern and disproves it

Parallelism is

• a process that will help you develop your conclusion

• one way to win an argument

• when phrases or sentences are structured similarly

• when a celebrity recommends a product

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

True or false: using a fallacy is good when trying to persuade someone.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8