Unit 4 Vocab Quiz

Type of writing in which the author states a claim and then supports (argues) it using evidence.

• argumentative text

• audience

• author's purpose

• bias

Who the author is writing for

• argumentative text

• audience

• author's purpose

• bias

Why an author writes

• argumentative text

• audience

• author's purpose

• bias

The way people feel about something whether they have a valid reason or not

• argumentative text

• audience

• author's purpose

• bias

The author’s main idea that s/he will argue to prove

• claim

• context

• counterargument

• credibility

Text surrounding a word that helps you figure out its meaning

• claim

• context

• counterargument

• credible

Being reliable and trustworthy (i.e. an expert or source that uses facts, not opinions)

• claim

• context

• counterargument

• credible

an opinion that opposes the author's claim (opposing perspective)

• claim

• context

• counterargument

• credible

facts that support a claim or idea

• critique

• evidence

• faulty reasoning

• hyperbole

Evidence that sounds good but isn't actually logical

• critique

• evidence

• faulty reasoning

• hyperbole