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Unit 1: Arguments
Unit One Vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
09/15/2015

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accident
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an undesirable or unfortunate happening that usually results in harm or loss

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ellipsis
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3 equally spaced periods used to mark an omission from a quoted passage or to reflect a pause or hesitation in speech
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crime
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a serious offense or wrongdoing
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indicative mood
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indicates a state of factuality and reality
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claim
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an assertion of something as fact or a person’s side in an argument
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irrelevant evidence
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evidence having no bearing on the topic or issue being argued
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evidence
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data that can help to prove or disprove an argument
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refute
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to prove to be false or wrong
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subjunctive mood
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indicates a hypothetical state; state contrary to reality, such as a wish, a desire, or an imaginary situation
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opinion
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A personal belief, attitude, or view toward a subject
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interrogative mood
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indicates a state of questioning; frequently the speaker inverts the subject-verb order by placing the helping verb first, before the subject
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premise
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statement or idea that is accepted as being true and used as the basis of an argument
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rebuttal
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attempt to contradict argument (thesis claim) by offering reasoned argument that suggests claim might be wrong
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if argument has true conclusions, then argument has_____ _______
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sound reasoning
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alternate claim
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claim that disregards the original claim and claims something different entirely, but is not necessarily in direct opposition to the original claim; approaches the claim from another direction
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text proofing
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identifying the page number, paragraph, (or sentence) of selected evidence
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counterclaim
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response claim that proves the original claim is false, which is similar to an opposing claim; an opposite claim from the original claim
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opposing claim
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claim that directly opposes the original claim
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conditional mood
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indicates a conditional state that will cause something else to happen, often marked by the words "might", "could", and "would"
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argument
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an expression of a point of view that's supported by evidence
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imperative mood
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indicates a state of command; frequently the subject does not appear in the sentence, but is only implied

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rule
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principle or regulation governing actions
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