Vocabulary Skills

3. given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
4. an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
7. the way authors organize information in text
12. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
14. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
15. that carries additional emotional weight or significance—whether positive or negative—beyond its literal meaning.
17. consists of an argument that starts with a premise (A) and moves to a conclusion (B), where A is logically equivalent to B either explicitly or implicitly
21. the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
22. and graphic features-parts of a text that draw the reader's attention to important information
24. a claim made to rebut a previous claim.
25. a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
26. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion
28. to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due:
29. attitude toward a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.

1. the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb
2. a form of comparison
5. a refutation or contradiction.
6. the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.
8. generalizations take a general idea or rule and apply it too widely, without allowing any exceptions to it
9. the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
10. offers a conclusion that is not supported by such data
11. a person or thing with trustworthy qualities.
12. appeal to common belief or appeal to the masses because it's all about getting people to do or think something because “everyone else is doing it” or “everything else thinks this.”
13. able to be believed; convincing
16. condition with reference to place; location; situation.
18. a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
19. when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb
20. an argument that may sound convincing or true but is actually flawed
23. to prove wrong by argument or evidence
27. a person or thing that has been left out or excluded.