Choices We Make Unit Vocab

Question 0

Words that reveal the writers tone, or attitude towards a situation.

Answer 0

Slanted language/ loaded words

Question 1

An appeal to a persons sense of wanting to belong or to be accepted

Answer 1

Bandwagon

Question 2

Comments or opinions from people who have studied or experienced the problem.

Answer 2

Testimonial

Question 3

Give facts to, statistics, and examples that appeal to the listener’s minds.

Answer 3

Logical appeal

Question 4

An appeal to moral values; the difference between right and wrong.

Answer 4

Ethos

Question 5

Uses examples or language that appeals to the audiences emotional need and values.

Answer 5

Emotional Appeal

Question 6

Faulty reasoning, or mistakes in logical thinkers

Answer 6

Logical facies

Question 7

Assumes that there only two possible outcomes

Answer 7

Either/or thinkers

Question 8

Broad statement that applies to or covers many individuals, experiences, situations, observations, or texts.

Answer 8

Broad generalization

Question 9

Building an argument with evidence that contains part of the truth, but now that whole truth.

Answer 9

Half-truths

Question 10

Something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; a misleading clue.

Answer 10

Red herring

Question 11

Correct reasoning

Answer 11

Logic

Question 12

Prose to writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places.

Answer 12

Non-fiction texts

Question 13

Communicating information

Answer 13

Informational texts

Question 14

Reason the author is writing

Answer 14

Purpose

Question 15

Asking you to go out and do something

Answer 15

Call to action