Argument Vocabulary and Techniques

Argumentative Text is --

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

• the words, sentences, or passages that precede, follow, or surround a specific word, sentences, or passage.

• a persuasive technique used in media messages that appeals to the "everyone is doing it" mentality.

Audience is --

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

• the reason an author writes about a particular topic

• the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

Author's purpose is --

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

• specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

• the reason an author writes about a particular topic

Bandwagon appeal is --

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

• a persuasive technique used in media messages that appeals to the "everyone is doing it" mentality

• specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

Bias is --

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

• a logical fallacy in which an assumption is made in a definition or argument that includes the very point that one is trying to prove

• important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc.

Circular logic/reasoning is --

• the author's particular attitude , either stated or implied in writing

• a logical fallacy in which an assumption is made in a definition or argument that includes the very point that one is trying to prove

• an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

Claim is --

• specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

• the author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing

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

Context is --

• an electronic text read on a computer screen or other electronic device that may include images. sound, video, and other multi modal interactive and embedded elements

• the words, sentences, or passages that precede, follow, or surround a specific word, sentence, or passage

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

Counter argument is --

• two or more words, phrases, or ideas placed close together in order to compare or contrast them for effect

• an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

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

Credibility is --

• a logically incorrect argument that contains a conclusion that is not supported by data or includes personal opinion or bias

• 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

• specific details or facts that support an inference or idea