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to convince someone

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persuade

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The subject that the author is talking about

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topic

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the author's opinion about a topic

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position

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A reason that supports the author's position/claim

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supporting argument

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specific facts, statistics, examples, quotations, expert opinions, and personal examples

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evidence

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An author's positive or negative opinion about a person, group, or idea that influences how he or she writes about it.

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bias

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What do people who disagree with the author think about the topic?

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Counterclaim

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The person or group of people we are writing for

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audience

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The sentence that contains a summary of the author's position and arguments.

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thesis

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Argument based on character or authority

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ethos