Across
- 1. something that does not make sense
- 3. reasoning that begins with a general statement and looks for support
- 4. something proven to be true
- 6. to try to convince someone
- 8. to reduce hard problems to easy answers
- 9. statement that supports a position
- 10. a subject to be debated
- 11. a similarity between two different things
- 13. lesson author is trying to convey to reader
- 15. an opposing argument or response
- 18. a response to a counterargument
- 19. to argue both sides of a topic
- 21. makes sense and is reasonable
- 23. to write exactly what someone said
- 26. a feeling or belief
- 27. to avoid
- 29. a clear, strong statement of author's stance
- 30. to make a guess based on a small amount of information
- 31. side that supports the proposition
- 33. to admit that someone else is right
- 34. make a firm decision about
- 35. a strong statement to support one side of an argument
Down
- 2. person or group for whom a writer writes
- 5. to speak in favor of something
- 7. something that is not true
- 8. to say that all members of one group are the same
- 12. reasoning that puts facts together to make a decision
- 14. a different choice
- 16. thinking and good judgment
- 17. ____ device uses strategic language have an effect on an audience
- 20. facts and examples that prove something
- 22. to be against something
- 24. something hinted at without being expressed directly
- 25. side that opposes the proposition
- 28. a position or viewpoint along with the claims and evidence used to support that position
- 32. something expressed directly without anything being implied