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Art of Persuasion/Argumentative Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of formatting from the modern language association used to avoid plagiarism.

a)

MLA

b)

APA

c)

Cite

d)

Chicago

2.

To quote from a source of sources, requires proper formatting with quotation marks and MLA

a)

Stimulus

b)

Prompt

c)

Cite

d)

Citation

3.

A set of research or sources provided to writers from which they can gather facts, evidence, and refute counterclaims, must be cited

a)

prompt

b)

stimulus

c)

argumentative mode

d)

cite

4.

A type of writing that requires the writer to take a stance on an issue

a)

proponent

b)

refute

c)

stimulus

d)

argumentativ mode

5.

A list of reason or points used to support the claim and tear down the opponent’s argument (noun)

a)

counterclaim

b)

bias

c)

refute

d)

rebuttal

6.

To make a case against the counterclaim or opposing view

a)

opponent

b)

prompt

c)

bias

d)

refute

7.

a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project.

a)

citation

b)

opponenet

c)

proponent

d)

mediator

8.

someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument; a rival or adversary.

a)

proponent

b)

opponent

c)

bias

d)

adversary

9.

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

a)

opposing view

b)

adversary

c)

bias

d)

limitations

10.

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view, including tactics such as bandwagon, appeal to fear, misuse of statistics, testimonial, loaded words

a)

rhetorical appeals

b)

logical appeals

c)

Propaganda/logical fallacy

d)

rhetorical devices

11.

Points that opposite of your claim/stance

a)

supporting claim

b)

claim

c)

counterclaim

d)

opposition

12.

Support from sources that backs up a writer’s claim and points

a)

counterclaim

b)

claim

c)

supporting detail

d)

text evidence

13.

the attitude of a person or organization toward something; a stance or viewpoint

a)

tone

b)

mood

c)

claim

d)

support

14.

a short statement that summarizes the main points and/or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.

a)

claim statement

b)

thesis statement

c)

supporting details

d)

text evidence

15.

an instruction to the audience to provoke an immediate response, essential when arguing an issue

a)

closure

b)

recap

c)

rebuttal

d)

call to action

16.

Appeal to logic

a)

ethos

b)

logos

c)

pathos

d)

rhetorical appeals

17.

Appeal to emotion

a)

pathos

b)

ethos

c)

logo

d)

rhetorical appeals

18.

Appeal to ethics, credibility, integrity, & authority

a)

pathos

b)

logos

c)

ethos

d)

rhetorical fallacies

19.

A set of instructions given to writers to direct their course

a)

directions

b)

assignment

c)

prompt

d)

analysis

20.

Writers’ tools to emphasize their points such as repetition, parallelism, rule of thirds, analogies, and figurative language

a)

tools of rhetoric

b)

Rhetorical analysis

c)

Rhetorical appeals

d)

Rhetorical devices