Across
- 4. The opposing claim that goes against a previous claim
- 8. Offers a conclusion that is not supported by such data/errors in logic that weaken the argument
- 12. Disproving a statement or theory
- 16. Purposefully leaving information out of your argument
- 19. The evidence offered to support a claim is just a repetition of the claim itself
- 20. A persuasive tactic that argues a claim is true simply because many people believe or do it
- 21. generalizations, A broad rule or claim is applied to a specific case without considering exceptions or having sufficient evidence
- 23. The main argument that an author takes a stand on
- 26. The opposing viewpoint of a theory developed in another argument
- 27. The clear, definitive viewpoint or attitude you take on a debatable issue
- 28. This is a known as a contradiction
- 29. features, Parts of text that draw the readers attention to important information
Down
- 1. Your unproven opinion that you are defending using the CD and CM
- 2. a previous statement from which another is inferred as a conclusion.
- 3. Taking one side of the argument
- 5. The place where you get your information
- 6. Using words and phrases to crate an emotional response
- 7. The action of proving a statement or theory to be false
- 9. The way the writer organizes that information.
- 10. A technique that the writer uses to get the audience on to their side
- 11. Tells us what is done to someone or something
- 13. A flaw in reasoning that makes an argument invalid, even if it seems persuasive at first
- 14. Websites that do the actual approved research on their topics
- 15. Tells us what a person or thing does
- 17. The side that the author is taking
- 18. a comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification
- 22. The specific person or group of people you are trying to convince of your position or claim
- 24. Opposing themes or topics
- 25. Where you are getting your information