English 1 CP

Question 1

Argument

Answer 1

Speech or writing that expresses a position on an issue or problem and supports it with reasons and evidence.often takes into account other points of view, anticipating and answering objections that opponents of the position might raise.

Question 2

Claim

Answer 2

the writer’s position on an issue or problem. Although an argument focuses on supporting one claim, a writer may make more than one claim in a work.

Question 3

Support

Answer 3

is any material that serves to prove a claim. In an argument, support typically consists of reasons and evidence. In persuasive texts and speeches, however, support may include appeals to the needs and values of the audience.

Question 4

Counterargument

Answer 4

is an argument made to oppose another argument. A good argument anticipates opposing viewpoints and provides counterarguments to refute (disprove) or answer them.

Question 5

Bias

Answer 5

inclination toward a particular judgment on a topic or issue. inclination toward a particular judgment on a topic or issue. A writer often reveals a strongly positive or strongly negative opinion by presenting only one way of looking at an issue or by heavily weighting the evidence. Words with intensely positive or negative connotations are often a signal of a writer’s bias.

Question 6

Rhetorical Devices

Answer 6

Rhetorical devices are techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively. Rhetorical devices include analogy, parallelism, rhetorical questions, and repetition.

Question 7

Rhetorical Question

Answer 7

Rhetorical questions are those that do not require a reply. Writers use them to suggest that their arguments make the answer obvious or self-evident.

Question 8

Repetition

Answer 8

The act of saying or doing something again.Ex.Children’s songs involve lots of repetition

Question 9

Parallelism

Answer 9

The fact of being similar in development or form. Ex.There is a certain parallelism in development of the two technology’s

Question 10

Analogy

Answer 10

A comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way.