Argumentative Writing Academic Vocabulary

5. A statement, reason, or fact for or against a point.
6. Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
10. Notes added to a text while participating in active reading.
12. Faulty or mistaken logic
14. The explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it.
16. A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
21. The topic and point of a text found in an introduction paragraph.
22. The main idea of a writing that can be identified by the reader.
24. An appeal to emotions.

1. A claim made that goes against the initial claim.
2. The quality of being trusted and believed in.
3. Enough or adequate.
4. Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.
7. An appeal to ethics and credibility.
8. The author's perspective on a topic.
9. An assertion of something as a fact. Used as the main idea for an argumentative essay.
11. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
13. Signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning.
15. The author’s attitude toward the subject.
17. A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
18. The people reached by a source (book, radio, letter, etc.)
19. The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
20. A mistaken belief, especially one based on an unsound argument.
23. An appeal to logic and reason.
24. The author's reason for writing or creating their work.