Across
- 2. express the meaning of another’s words by using different words
- 4. using the same patterns of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
- 7. piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading or distracting
- 8. statement of a person’s beliefs, ideas, or attitude
- 10. tools to help persuade your audience
- 12. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view
- 14. attempt made to transfer the prestige of a positive symbol to a person or an idea
- 15. words and phrases to create “mental images” for the audience
- 20. support for your position, claim, or reason
- 21. circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed
- 24. comparing dissimilar things without using “like” or “as” or “than”
- 28. exaggeration for effect
- 31. technique uses important-sounding "glad words" that have little or no real meaning
- 33. comparing dissimilar things using “like” or “as” or “than”
- 34. statement that tells why you hold your opinion
- 35. argument directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining
- 36. something that can be verified or proved by direct observation or by checking a reliable reference
- 37. list of sources used in a research paper (formatting using a style guide such as (MLA or APA)
- 38. repetition of vowel sounds
- 40. prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history
- 41. restates the argument rather than actually proving it
- 42. tools to enhance your persuasion
- 44. effective use of language
Down
- 1. approach to convince us to support someone or something; everyday folks doing ordinary things
- 3. reference to the source of information used as evidence in a research paper
- 5. a story’s atmosphere or the feeling it evokes
- 6. word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be understood on a literal level
- 9. fear of missing out; everyone else is doing it
- 11. particular way in which a writer uses language through diction or figurative language
- 13. attitude a writer takes toward a subject, a character, or the reader
- 16. conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence
- 17. choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
- 18. repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
- 19. quality that evokes pity or sadness; emotion
- 20. conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices
- 21. opposing position of your claim
- 22. techniques consists of attaching a negative label to a person or a thing
- 23. common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument
- 25. stacking the odds in your favor, using a slant message
- 26. principle of reason and judgment; logic and reason
- 27. conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, through B, C,..., X, Y, Z will happen, too
- 29. "big name" or famous personalities to endorse a product
- 30. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
- 32. intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent’s real argument
- 39. repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of phrases, clauses, sentences
- 43. characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations; credibility, integrity, reputation