Across
- 3. cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable
- 4. body of facts/information indicating whether a claim is true or valid
- 8. process or technique or changing from one topic to another
- 10. humble submission and respect
- 11. appeal to ethics; convincing based on credibility of persuader
- 13. statement/theory put forward as premise to be maintained or proven
- 14. unnecessary, especially through being more than enough or redundant
- 15. argument/point having sound basis in fact or logic
- 17. logical and consistent and clear
- 18. brief statement or account of main points of something
- 19. emotional appeal, stirs up pity/sympathy to persuade
- 21. based on evidence and observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
- 23. preliminary; especially explanatory section at beginning of an essay
- 25. expression meaning of something using different words
Down
- 1. appeal to logic; persuading with reason, facts, figures
- 2. closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered
- 5. thing that is granted, conceded; yielding point to opposition
- 6. fallacy error in reasoning that renders argument invalid
- 7. give reasons in opposition to an argument
- 9. repeat or copy out typically with indication that one is not original author
- 12. summing-up of an argument or text
- 16. provide evidence to support or prove truth of something
- 20. state or assert something is the case
- 22. so lacking in originality to be obvious and boring
- 24. giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive