5Th 6Th Weeks Vocab

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Argument

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an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

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Persuasion

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the action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something

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Claim

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to say that (something) is true when some people may say it is not true

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Support

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bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

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Appeal

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make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public.

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Moral

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concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character

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Exaggeration

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a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.

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Fable

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a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

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Epic

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a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.

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Theme

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the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

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Legend

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traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

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Myth

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a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events

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Mood

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a temporary state of mind or feeling.

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Cultural values

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The values of a society can often be identified by noting which people receive honor or respect. Values are related to the norms of a culture, but they are more general and abstract than norms. Norms are rules for behavior in specific situations, while values identify what should be judged as good or bad.

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Tall tale

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A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual

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Testimonial

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a formal statement testifying to someone's character and qualifications

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Ad hominem

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(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

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Band wagon

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a particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular

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Stereotyping

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view or represent as a stereotype.

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Science fiction

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Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and capitalization) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology.

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Conflict

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A problem resulting a plot.

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Stage directions

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Instructions for the actor.

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Loaded language

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In rhetoric, loaded language (also known as loaded terms or emotive language) is wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes. Such wording is also known as high-inference language or language persuasive techniques.

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Foreshadowing

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be a warning or indication of (a future event).

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Dialogue

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A dialogue is a literary technique in which writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other. In literature, it is a conversational passage or a spoken or written exchange of conversation in a group or between two persons directed towards a particular subject.