Untitled Flashcards Set

Thesis

A central argument or main idea of a piece of writing.

Audience

The intended readers or listeners of a text.

Purpose

The goal a writer aims to achieve in a piece of writing.

Context

The circumstances or background that influence a text.

Genre

A category of writing characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject.

Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive communication.

Tone

The writer’s attitude toward the subject or audience.

Diction

Word choice used to convey meaning or tone.

Syntax

The arrangement of words to form sentences.

Conventions

Accepted rules or practices in writing.

Claim

A statement that asserts a belief or argument.

Evidence

Information used to support a claim.

Analysis

Detailed examination of elements or structure in a text.

Revision

The process of reviewing and improving a draft.

Editing

The process of correcting grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

Plagiarism

Using someone else’s work or ideas without proper attribution.

Paraphrase

Restating information from a source in your own words.

Summary

A brief statement of the main points of a text.

Citation

Giving credit to sources used in a piece of writing.

Ethos

Appeals to the credibility or character of the speaker or writer.

Pathos

Appeals to the audience’s emotions.

Logos

Appeals to logic and reason.

Fragment

An incomplete sentence missing a subject or verb.

Run-on

Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation.

Transitions

Words or phrases used to connect ideas smoothly.

rhetoric

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

context

the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.