14689464894 | Thesis | A sentence that succinctly states a writers/speakers main point | 0 | |
14689464895 | Stance | A speakers/writers attitude toward the topic and the audience | 1 | |
14689464896 | Claim | A statement that asserts a belief or truth; most claims require supporting evidence | 2 | |
14689464897 | Grounds | The evidence used to support a claim such as facts, data, statistics, testimony, and examples | 3 | |
14689464898 | Warrant | A statement that establishes the logical connection between a claim and its supporting reason | 4 | |
14689464899 | Backing | The evidence provided to support a warrant | 5 | |
14689464900 | Qualifiers | Words are phrases that limit the scope of a claim | 6 | |
14689464901 | Authority | The quality conveyed by the writer/speaker who is knowledgeable about his/her subject and confident in that knowledge | 7 | |
14689464902 | conditions of rebuttal | The potential objections to an argument | 8 | |
14689464903 | Rubuttal | And answer that challenges or refute a specific claim or charge, sometimes offered by the writers/speakers who anticipate an objection | 9 | |
14689464904 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion in Britain in speaking modes | 10 | |
14689464905 | Genre | The category used to persuade: biography, autobiography, speech, narrative, editorial, blog, etc | 11 |
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