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17 Cards in this Set
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Authors purpose |
Why the author wrote their piece of writing |
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Tone |
Authors attitude |
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Mood |
How the piece of writing makes you feel as the reader |
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Fact |
A piece of information that has been proven true |
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Opinion |
A view or judgement about something |
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Inference |
When you take what you already know and what the text says to make an educated guess |
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Statistics |
Information, data, and numbers that are collected to help prove a fact |
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Credability |
The quality of being trusted and believed in |
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Bias |
To already have a chosen side is an arguement |
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Central idea |
The main idea that the whole article revolves around |
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Argument |
A position on an issue or problem that has support for that position |
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Counter argument |
Anticipates what "the other side" might say and answers possible objections with reasons and evidence |
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Main claim |
Writers main idea or position |
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Support |
Reasons or evidence that back up a claim |
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Rhetorical fallicies |
False or misleading statements |
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Stereotype |
A way of thinking about a group of people as if all members are alike and have no individual differences |
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Paraphrase |
Taking another persons ideas and restating them in your own words |
