Non-Fiction Vocab

1. Fallacy An error in logic/reasoning
5. A literary device where you put two contradictory terms together. This contradiction can create a new meaning and have a different effect.
6. The position or slant towards which an author shapes information
8. Purpose what the author hopes to accomplish by writing
9. When a writer presents reasons or evidence that undermine or challenge an opposing argument
10. the art of making someone or something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets.
11. The information’s level of trustworthiness based on information about the author and publishing body
14. Appealing to passions and emotions
16. to communicate an abstract idea about a person, place, or thing through the concrete details of a short narrative or to characterize by delineating a specific quirk or trait.
17. Hominem Attacking your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument.
18. Audience The specific group of people the writer has in mind as the readers or the ones standing in the room when the speech is delivered

2. acknowledging standpoints that go against your argument and then re-affirming your argument
3. Appealing to logic
4. The organization of a story's various elements, including plot, characters, and themes. It’s how authors build their ideas. Ex: Chronological, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Description
7. The qualities of an argument that make it persuasive
11. The argument being made
12. Appealing to expertise, credibility, and ethics
13. Language Refers to words, phrases, and overall verbal and written communication that elicit a strong emotional response from the reader or listener
15. Slope An argument that one small step will lead to many other, often unrelated and undesirable things happening. “If A, then Z. Therefore, we must not do A.” Typically, “A” and “Z” are unrelated.