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Across
  1. 4. the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
  2. 5. voice when the subject of the sentence is acted on by the verb
  3. 7. the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb
  4. 11. a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
  5. 15. parts of a text that draw the reader's attention to important information
  6. 16. 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
  7. 20. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
  8. 21. offers a conclusion that is not supported by such data
  9. 23. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
  10. 24. that carries additional emotional weight or significance—whether positive or negative—beyond its literal meaning.
  11. 26. a refutation or contradiction.
  12. 27. a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
  13. 29. a form of comparison
  14. 30. the way authors organize information in text
Down
  1. 1. the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
  2. 2. 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.”
  3. 3. take a general idea or rule and apply it too widely, without allowing any exceptions to it
  4. 6. a claim made to rebut a previous claim.
  5. 8. an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
  6. 9. an argument that may sound convincing or true but is actually flawed
  7. 10. to prove wrong by argument or evidence
  8. 12. a person or thing that has been left out or excluded.
  9. 13. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion
  10. 14. condition with reference to place; location; situation.
  11. 17. the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.
  12. 18. a person or thing with trustworthy qualities.
  13. 19. to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due:
  14. 22. an attitude toward a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.
  15. 25. given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
  16. 28. able to be believed; convincing