Understanding Nonfiction Writing

To appeal to the reader's emotions

To prove the author's expertise

To use strong evidence supported by facts or data

To use simple language

A type of fallacious reasoning

A rhetorical strategy formed by two statements and a conclusion

A method of emotional appeal

A style of writing

The author's emotional appeal

The author's choice of words or diction

The use of logical reasoning

The structure of arguments

Judicial review

Popular sovereignty

Executive orders

Legislative veto

An agreement with the majority

A document written by justices who did not vote with the majority

A summary of the majority opinion

A legal document supporting the majority

It contradicts the argument

It supports the argument

It summarizes the argument

It ignores the argument

To present statistical data

To appeal to the reader's logic

To establish the author's credibility

To use emotional language

Using complex vocabulary

Using a personal story to evoke sympathy

Quoting a famous philosopher

Citing a scientific study