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Persuasive Terms
Persuasive Terminology
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General Vocab
8th Grade
01/15/2022

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Argument
Definition

opposing/disagreeing statements

 

Difference in opinion

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Author’s Purpose
Definition
The writer’s reason, intent
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Central Idea
Definition
Main idea, unifying element of the story
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Claim
Definition
Statement of your opinion that is arguable/debatable
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Ethos
Definition
Appeal to credibility, focuses attention on the writers or readers trustworthiness, using a person to sell a product, person expertise on a subject
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Fact
Definition
Something that is known to be true, can be proven
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Inference
Definition
Reading between the lines, hinting at something that is not stated
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Logos
Definition

Logic, 

 

means to appeal to the audiences sense of logic or reason

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Opinion
Definition
A view or judgment not necessarily based on facts or knowledge
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Persuasion
Definition

The act or fact of convincing someone, 

 

using your skills to convince someone to think or do something

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Pathos
Definition

The appeal to emotion or feelings, 

 

using feeling to persuade someone to think or do something

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Supporting Evidence
Definition

Proves a claim to be true

evidence from text to support an opinion

 

PROOF

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Text Dependent Analysis
Definition

forcing students to synthesize answers based on specific evidence, analyzing the text before inferring meaning,

 

Examining text to determine the meaning

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Theme
Definition

The main idea

 

The subject matter, the TOPIC

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