Midterm Vocabs for ELA

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Across
  1. 3. word choice, words an author or speaker chooses to create a particular effect
  2. 5. something agreed to, something offered in order to reach agreement
  3. 6. taking words in their most basic, straightforward sense (without any figurative meaning)
  4. 7. poor reasoning that weakens the logic of an argument
  5. 8. metaphorical or symbolic, not literal in meaning
  6. 10. plea; request to higher authority/power (e.g., a court); (have appeal) being attractive or interesting; 2. (v.) to make a strong request; to ask a higher power to change a decision
  7. 11. act of proving something wrong by arguing or showing evidence
Down
  1. 1. an agreement by everyone in group
  2. 2. fact or other sign that shows if something is true; information that supports an idea or theory
  3. 4. viewpoint that challenges or opposes another line of reasoning
  4. 9. to form an opinion from evidence and reasoning