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Thesis

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

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Audience

The intended readers or listeners of a text.

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Purpose

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

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Context

The circumstances or background that influence a text.

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Genre

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

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Rhetoric

The art of effective or persuasive communication.

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Tone

The writer’s attitude toward the subject or audience.

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Diction

Word choice used to convey meaning or tone.

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Syntax

The arrangement of words to form sentences.

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Conventions

Accepted rules or practices in writing.

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Claim

A statement that asserts a belief or argument.

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Evidence

Information used to support a claim.

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Analysis

Detailed examination of elements or structure in a text.

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Revision

The process of reviewing and improving a draft.

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Editing

The process of correcting grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.

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Plagiarism

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

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Paraphrase

Restating information from a source in your own words.

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Summary

A brief statement of the main points of a text.

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Citation

Giving credit to sources used in a piece of writing.

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Ethos

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

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Pathos

Appeals to the audience’s emotions.

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Logos

Appeals to logic and reason.

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Fragment

An incomplete sentence missing a subject or verb.

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Run-on

Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation.

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Transitions

Words or phrases used to connect ideas smoothly.

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rhetoric

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

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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.

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