Across
- 3. An appeal to authority and credibility.
- 5. Sound; well-founded; logical.
- 6. Relating to a subject in an appropriate way.
- 8. The composition of precise claims about a topic, including relevant and sufficient evidence, and valid reasoning.
- 9. Adequate for the purpose; enough.
- 11. An appeal to the emotions of the audience.
Down
- 1. The action or process of convincing someone or of being convinced to do or believe something.
- 2. The art of persuasive speaking or writing.
- 4. The topical and textual facts, events, and ideas from which the claims of an argument arise, and which are cited to support those claims.
- 6. A smaller, related point that reinforces or advances the central claim; supporting claim.
- 7. An appeal to logic and reason.
- 10. Author or speaker’s main point about an issue in an argument; thesis