Vocabulary Skills Cross Word
Across
- 3. the act of omitting
- 5. what you call a reliable website or book which you use to get information.
- 6. an argument that may sound convincing or true but is actually flawed
- 8. opinionated, giving someone an advantage because of an opinion.
- 9. capable of being believed
- 11. what is another word for a debate?
- 12. the way authors organize information in text.
- 13. a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
- 14. the group of people who watch you perform whether it’s up on a stage or in front of a classroom.
- 17. happens when a speaker or writer takes a general rule and applies vaguely.
- 19. to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge.
- 20. an opinion or claim made to offset another.
- 21. offers a conclusion that is not supported by such data
- 22. a demand for something as due; an assertion of a right or an alleged right
- 25. words or phrases that have strong emotional associations or connotations
- 26. an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
- 28. parts of a text that draw the reader's attention to important information
- 29. when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb.
Down
- 1. consists of an argument that starts with a premise and moves to a conclusion.
- 2. a use of language that is supposed to have an effect on its audience
- 4. the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb
- 7. fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious
- 9. a contrasting, opposing, or refuting argument.
- 10. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- 15. some people call this a theory, or an idea.
- 16. where you stand on something, an opinion you support.
- 18. You do this everyday, physically.
- 19. that may be relied on or trusted
- 23. an act of rebutting, as in a debate.
- 24. the logical fallacy of claiming that something is true because everyone believes it.
- 27. an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.