Week 2 - Vocab

A statement that something is true.

• • Claim

• • Counterclaim

• • Connotative

• • Credibility

The exact meaning of a word or phrase.

• • Credibility

• • Counterclaim

• Denotative

• • Connotative

Having an extra meaning or idea beyond the main or direct meaning.

• • Counterclaim

• • Claim

• • Credibility

• • Connotative

The quality of being trusted and believed in.

• • Credibility

• • Denotative

• • Counterclaim

• • Connotative

a claim made to rebut a previous claim

• • Credibility

• • Denotative

• • Counterclaim

• • Connotative

Claim

• • It’s a type of food only in the US.

• • It’s a type of bird.

• • It’s a musical instrument.

• A statement that something is true.

  
  

Connotative

• They enjoy hiking in the mountains to the top.

• Having an extra meaning or idea beyond the main or direct meaning.

• We play soccer with friends daily.

• A statement that something is true.

Denotative

• The exact meaning of a word or phrase.

• The claim made.

• The exact song of a new movie.

• Coffee is the best drink to have in the morning.

Counterclaim

• A statement that something is true.

• A claim is a demand for something.

• What is the moral mass in science.

• A claim made to rebut a previous claim.

  
  

Credibility

• A mistaken belief.

• The quality of being trusted and believed in.

• An appeal to emotion.

• A subject for an essay.