Argument Vocabulary Crossword
Across
- 3. a serious or urgent request
- 6. an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt
- 7. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
- 8. a claim that is made in opposition to another claim
- 11. a rhetorical appeal to a person’s logic
- 13. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
- 14. a rhetorical appeal to a person’s emotions
Down
- 1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
- 2. a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument; a flaw in logic
- 4. a rhetorical appeal to a person’s sense of urgency (FOMO)
- 5. a statement made after evidence is presented that connects that evidence to the main point of a paragraph
- 9. a response to a claim that is meant to prove it wrong
- 10. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
- 12. a rhetorical appeal to a person’s credibility/ethics