chapter 3 vocab terms

Question 1

the process of using logical reasoning to convince the audience to accept your point of view

Answer 1

argument

Question 2

expressing a point of view by offering reasons to support your main thesis

Answer 2

logical reasoning

Question 3

the thesis or primary point of your argument

Answer 3

main claim

Question 4

appeals to authority

Answer 4

ethos

Question 5

appeals to emotion

Answer 5

pathos

Question 6

appeals to logic

Answer 6

logos

Question 7

appeals to timelessness

Answer 7

kairos

Question 8

a defeat in the lines of reasoning which weakens the argument

Answer 8

logical fallacy

Question 9

a strategy of considering arguments that go against your thesis, main claim, and dismissing or minimising them in order to strengthen your own point

Answer 9

counter argument

Question 10

an explanation of why or how the data supports or how the data supports the claim and/or reasons this could be an underlying assumption that exists but goes understated in the argument

Answer 10

warrant

Question 11

an unspoken value or belief about particular issues

Answer 11

underlying assumption

Question 12

the sourceful use of words to distinguish between fact and claim

Answer 12

hedging

Question 13

a word that limits or enhances another words meaning

Answer 13

qualifier

Question 14

the last part of essay where you sum up your arguments and draw a conclusion about what you’ve wrote

Answer 14

final conclusion

Question 15

a tentative judgment that is reached before the final conclusion of the essay

Answer 15

interim conclusion