Unit 4 Vocabulary

What is an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning.

• Logical Fallacy

• Rhetorical Analysis

• Rhetorical Devices

• Key Ideas

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This is a technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience.

• Logical Fallacy

• Rhetorical Analysis

• Rhetorical Device

• Key Ideas

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary term.

• Rebuttal

• A viewpoint that opposes an author’s thesis or claim; addressing and rebutting counterarguments are essential in persuasive writing and speaking.

• Concession

• The attempt to disprove, contradict, or argue against an opposing viewpoint.

• Counterargument

• A technique used in argumentation wherein a writer/speaker acknowledges a point made by the opposition in order to establish understanding of the issue from various angles and enhance credibility.

A close examination and interpretation of a non-fiction (usually argumentative) work that analyzes how the author uses language, devices, and genre characteristics to create intended effects and persuade the reader.

• Logical Fallacy

• Rhetorical Analysis

• Rhetorical Device

• Key Ideas

Match the following definitions to the correct vocabulary terms.

• Bias

• A particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or

  unreasoned.

• Overstatement

• An exaggerated statement.

• Understatement

• A rhetorical technique, often incorporating irony or humor, in which something is represented as less than it actually is.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

Text structures are the way or pattern in which an author organizes ideas within a text. Which of the following are examples of types of text structures? (Choose three.)

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Sequence

• Syntax

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

is the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium.

• context

• mood

• tone

• audience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

An author's purpose is the reason an author writes about a particular topic. What are the reasons an author writes? 

• Inquire

• inform

• research

• entertain

• persuade

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

An informational text presents information in order to explain, clarify, and/or educate.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a statement or premise supported by arguments?