Argumentative Text Vocabulary

What is the author's purpose in writing an argumentative text?

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To analyze

• To inform

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the definition of bias?

• A rhetorical device

• A particular inclination

• A logical fallacy

• A reliable source

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the purpose of a conjunctive adverb?

• To show cause and effect

• To describe a graphic feature

• To introduce a subordinating conjunction

• To summarize the text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does the term 'reliable source' refer to?

• A technique used to influence an audience

• An intentional exaggeration

• A rhetorical fallacy

• A credible or believable source

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the purpose of editing in the writing process?

• To correct mechanics, grammar, and spelling

• To introduce multimodal texts

• To provide evidence

• To use rhetorical devices

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• A logically incorrect argument

• A technique to influence an audience

• A specific detail or fact

• An intentional and extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the purpose of a subordinating conjunction?

• To introduce a dependent clause and connect it to an independent clause

• To show the relationship between two ideas in a sentence

• To connect independent clauses and show cause and effect

• To reduce large sections of text to their essential points

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the purpose of summarizing a text?

• To alter the exact wording of the source

• To reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea

• To classify a person or group according to a common aspect

• To introduce a rhetorical fallacy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the definition of a rhetorical device?

• A particular inclination about a subject

• An assertion, position, or arguable thesis

• A technique that an author or speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience

• An incorrect or problematic argument

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D