Argument and Persuasion Vocabulary

a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning

• bandwagon appeal

• argumentative text

• bias

• loaded language

an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

• audience

• claim

• credibility

• author's purpose

restate the meaning of something in different words. -alters the exact wording of the source and transmits its ideas or information without evaluation or interpretation.

• summarize

• paraphrase

• claim

• bias

is a viewpoint that opposes an author’s thesis or claim. For an argument to be persuasive, the author must address counter argument.

• argumentative text

• counterargument

• claim

• author's purpose

figurative language that makes comparisons in unexpected ways. The purpose is to show similarities in process or in structure.

• analogy

• bias

• bandwagon appeal

• paraphrase

a short narrative that relates an interesting or amusing incident, usually in order to make a larger point

• analogy

• anecdote

• paraphrase

• argumentative text

a text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• anecdote

• argumentative text

• bandwagon appeal

• paraphrase

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

• author's purpose

• bias

• credibility

• claim

the reason an author writes about a particular topic

• claim

• author's purpose

• audience

• bandwagon appeal

the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics which may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic, using unbiased and accurate reasoning, evidence, and sources to support ideas, and providing current and up-to-date information

• claim

• author's purpose

• credibility

• counterargument