Persuasive Text, Perfect Verb Tenses, Facts, Opinions, and Propaganda

Vocabulary flashcards created from lecture notes covering persuasive text, nonverbal cues, perfect verb tenses, facts, opinions, fact-based opinions, and propaganda.

Persuasive text

Text that aims to convince the reader to agree or to do something and take actions.

Descriptive language

A feature of persuasive text where most words are sensory details.

Emotional appeal

A feature of persuasive text that uses details that affect the emotions of readers.

Logical argument

A feature of persuasive text that provides facts from a credible source to support an argument that the author wants readers to accept or agree with.

Haptics

A nonverbal cue involving the use of touch to express thoughts and feelings.

Posture

A nonverbal cue referring to the way one carries, projects, or presents his or her body either when sitting or standing.

Proxemics

A nonverbal cue referring to the use of space or distance to convey meaning or when having a normal conversation with someone.

Past perfect

A verb tense expressing an action that has already been completed before another action or point in the past, formed using had plus the past participle form of the verb.

Present perfect

A verb tense expressing an action that began in the past and continues to the present or was completed at an unspecified time before now, formed using has or have plus the past participle form of the verb.

Future present

A verb tense expressing an action that will be completed before a specific time or another action in the future, formed using will plus have plus the past participle form of the verb.

Facts

Statements that can be checked and verified by means of reputable sources, such as textbooks, encyclopedias, and the constitution.

Opinion

A statement based on group belief, feeling, or personal background that cannot be true or false because it cannot be checked against a verifiable source.

Fact based opinions

Statements with a mix of facts and opinions or personal thoughts, based in real information while including what people think about it.

Propaganda

Information, ideas, or images spread deliberately to influence public opinion or behavior, often one-sided, emotionally charged, and used to promote a particular cause, viewpoint, or agenda.