LA Vocabulary

3. (appeal to logic) is a way of persuading an audience with reason, using facts and figures.
4. the author will attempt to persuade the reader to agree with this point of view and/or subsequently take a particular course of action.
7. geared toward giving information to the reader to educate them on a given topic.
10. The author will keep things as interesting as possible.
11. clearly defined or identified
14. (appeal to credibility) is used as a means of convincing an audience via the authority or credibility of the persuader.
16. word for word; exactly as written or spoken
18. Feeling little or no emotion.
19. lazy person; idler.
21. next to or in contact with
22. to admit
23. to ask for information

1. to criticize harshly
2. extra
5. to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone
6. (appeal to emotion) is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response.
8. Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)
9. inequality; difference
12. an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
13. Appeals Generally, three strategies are used to create a connection between the writer/speaker and reader/audience.
15. to come to a conclusion through information
17. resistant to persuasion
20. to be slow in leaving or going away