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22 Cards in this Set
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Writing and Argument |
Unit 1 |
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Claim |
A position statement that asserts an idea or makes an argument for a specific position |
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Evidence |
From text or personal experience that backs up your claim |
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Commentary |
The explanation of the importance or relevance of supporting detail |
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Counterclaim |
A position taken by someone with an opposing viewpoint |
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Concessions/Refutations |
AN admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid points |
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Ethos |
Ethnic |
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Pathos |
Emothional |
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Logos |
Logic |
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First person p.o.v. |
Yourself and yourself and others |
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Second person p.o.v. |
Narrative mode |
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Third person limited P.O.V. |
Perspective is only from one character |
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Third person omniscient P.O.V. |
Third person is all knowing |
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Nonfiction text |
Real text |
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Poetry and Literature |
Unit 4 |
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Connotation |
The associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond it literal definition or denotation |
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Tone |
A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience |
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Imagery |
Visually descriptive language |
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Diction |
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing |
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Syntax |
The arrangement of words |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggerate statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
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