14867840637 | Thesis | A sentence that succinctly States a writer's/speaker's main point | 0 | |
14867840638 | Stance | Speakers/writers attitude toward the topic and the audience | 1 | |
14867840639 | Claim | A statement that asserts a belief or truth; most claims require supporting evidence (grounds) | 2 | |
14867840640 | Grounds | The evidence used to support a claim such as facts, data, statistics, testimony, and examples. | 3 | |
14868902620 | Warrant | A statement that establishes the logical connection between claim and it's supporting reason. Claim: Don't eat that mushroom. Reason: It's poisonous. ... : What is poisonous should not be eaten. | 4 | |
14868902621 | Backing | The evidence provided to support a warrant. | 5 | |
14868902622 | Qualifiers | Words or phrases that limit the scope of a claim. Examples: usually, in a few cases, under the circumstances | 6 | |
14868902623 | Authority | The quality conveyed by the writer/speaker who is knowledgeable about his/her subject and confident in that knowledge. | 7 | |
14885318284 | conditions of rebuttal | The potential objections to an argument | 8 | |
14885720444 | Rebuttal | And answer that challenges refute a specific claim or charge, sometimes offered by writers/speakers we are dissipate in objection | 9 | |
14885318286 | Rhetoric | The art of persuasion in written in speaking modes | 10 | |
14885318287 | Genre | The category used to persuade: biography, autobiography, speech, narrative, editorial, blog etc. | 11 | |
14885318288 | Generalization | A claim based on an isolated example for a claim asserted a certain rather than probable. A sweeping one occurs when a claim is said to apply to all instances instead of one | 12 | |
14885318289 | Inference | The conclusion one can draw from presented facts, details, and/or evidence | 13 | |
14885318290 | Induction | The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization Example: every windstorm in this area comes from the north. I can see a big cloud of dust in the distance. The new wind storm is coming from the north. | 14 | |
14885318291 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule using specific examples Example: all Dolphins are mammals, and all mammals have kidneys; therefore, all dolphins have kidneys. | 15 | |
14885318292 | Objectivity | The impersonal presentation of events and characters. It is a writers attempt to remove himself or herself from any subjective personal involvement | 16 | |
14885318293 | Subjectivity | A personal presentation of events, influenced by an author's feelings and emotions | 17 | |
14885318294 | Fallacy | An argument or reasoning in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises; a false argument | 18 | |
14885318295 | Style | And authors characteristic manner of expression- diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute. | 19 |
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