Unit 7 RLA Vocab 24-25 (argumentative texts)

argument

a position on a topic supported by evidence

argumentative text

a piece of writing that takes a position on an issue.

The writer attempts to persuade readers to understand and support their point of view about a topic by stating their reasoning and providing evidence to back it up.

audience

the listener, viewer, or reader of a text

claim

the writer's position on an issue or problem

evidence

details or facts that support an inference or idea

opinion essay

an essay that describes a position on a particular topic or issue and develops the argument with supporting evidence

paraphrase

to restate the meaning of a text in other words

primary source

an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event (a diary, an artifact, photographs, interviews, etc.)

secondary source

a secondhand account of an event written by someone who did not witness or actually participate in the events.

stereotyping

creating an image of a particular group of people, usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike

abbreviation

a shortened form of a word or phrase; usually requires a period at the end (Mr., Dr., St.)

acronym

a type of abbreviation formed from the first letter of multiple words that does not require periods after each letter

Examples: OMG, ASAP, PEMDAS, FANBOY, NASA, LOL

anecdote

a short story that relates an interesting or amusing incident, told to help illustrate or support a point

bibliographic information

information about the sources used for research such as the author's name, title, place of publication, publisher, and date of publication

correspondance

any written or digital communication exchanged between two or more people in the form of a letter, e-mail, fax, etc.

credibility

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

hyperbole

an extreme exaggeration

(We have 1000 pages of homework tonight!)

initials

the first letter of a name or word followed by a period that is pronounced by the individual letters

(M.L.K. = Martin Luther King)

plagiarize

to present the ideas or words of another person as your own without giving credit

rhetorical device

a technique that an author of speaker uses to influence or persuade an audience