Honors English 10: Rhetoric

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Across
  1. 2. The reason an author writes or speaks a text.
  2. 3. A response that refutes or disproves a counterargument.
  3. 7. The act of convincing others to believe or act in a certain way.
  4. 9. The intended group a speaker or writer is trying to persuade.
  5. 11. A flaw in reasoning that weakens an argument.
  6. 13. An opposing viewpoint that challenges an author’s claim.
Down
  1. 1. The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.
  2. 2. An appeal that targets the audience’s emotions.
  3. 4. A personal or one-sided perspective that affects judgment.
  4. 5. An appeal that relies on logic, facts, or reasoning.
  5. 6. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
  6. 8. Facts, examples, or data used to support a claim.
  7. 10. An author’s deliberate choice of words.
  8. 12. A statement or position that an author argues to be true.
  9. 14. An appeal that establishes a speaker’s credibility or trustworthiness.