Across
- 2. a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- 3. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- 6. the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
- 8. The intention of an article is what outcome does the writer want this piece to have on the reader.
- 10. a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
- 14. Adjectives with three or more syllables form the superlative by putting the word "most" or "least" in front of the adjective.
- 15. Definition of expert opinion. : a belief or judgment about something given by an expert on the subject.
- 16. The contention is the overall argument or opinion that they are expressing in an article or debate.
- 17. In mathematics, computer science, and linguistics, a formal language consists of words whose letters are taken from an alphabet and are well-formed according to a specific set of rules. The alphabet of a formal language consist of symbols, letters, or tokens that concatenate into strings of the language.
Down
- 1. Colloquialism or colloquial language is the linguistic style used for casual communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts.
- 4. A rhetorical question is a question someone asks without expecting an answer. The question might not have an answer, or it might have an obvious answer.
- 5. a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
- 7. A target audience is the intended audience or readership of a publication, advertisement, or other message.
- 9. Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern
- 11. Inclusive language is language that is free from words, phrases or tones that reflect prejudiced, stereotyped or discriminatory views of particular people or groups. It is also language that doesn't deliberately or inadvertently exclude people from being seen as part of a group.
- 12. Statistical proof is the rational demonstration of degree of certainty for a proposition, hypothesis or theory that is used to convince others subsequent to a statistical test of the supporting evidence and the types of inferences that can be drawn from the test scores.
- 13. special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.