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

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

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

• Concession

• 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.

• Counterargument

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

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.

• Understatement

• An exaggerated statement.

• Bias

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

• Overstatement

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

  unreasoned.

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

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

• context

• mood

• tone

• audience

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

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

• True

• False

What is a statement or premise supported by arguments?