CBL 1 Key Terms

 using language accurately to express your thoughts or opinions about a topic while remaining sensitive to your audience’s feelings and experiences

• Command words

• Prompt

• Effective Communication

• Tone

terms that indicate how you are expected to respond to a question

• Tone

• Prompt

• Objective

• Command words

a question or instruction which encourages you to respond

• Prompt

• Objective

• Command words

• Biased

when your purpose is to explain something to the reader by presenting it clearly and sharing details and facts, to educate and inform your audience

• Argumentative writing

• Discursive writing

• Expository writing

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions when presenting an argument

• Objective

• Prompt

• Tone

• Biased

when your purpose is to argue something by developing a line of reasoning in order to arrive at a logical conclusion; the aim is to convince your audience either to accept your position or even to take action

• Expository writing

• Argumentative writing

• Discursive writing

the attitude of the writer toward their subject or audience

• Tone

• Biased

• Objective

• Command words

when your purpose is to explore an issue by considering objectively various points of view before arriving at an evidence-based conclusion

• Expository writing

• Argumentative writing

• Discursive writing

having a tendency to believe one aspect of an argument more than others as a result of one’s personal opinions and/or prejudice

• Prompt

• Tone

• Biased

• Objective