jj beck Flashcards
bandwagon
everyone is doing it you should too
repetition
the same word repeat over and over again
Emotional appeal
using word that make a person feel a certant way
Rehtorical Questions
a question that does not require an answer
Testimonial
A famouse person or an expert is show ing or telling you how great somthing is
Scare tactics
when you scare someone into beliving it
facts
an interesting fact regarding your topic
Anecdotes
A short, interesting, true story
Jokes
Grad the audience’s attention quick with something to laugh about
Challenging statment
an opinion you intend to challenge
Definition
common but lose your adiunce fast
assume
to except sothing is true without question or proof
claim
the truth
concrete
specific
contradicate
to assert the oppisite of a statement
crebible
able to believe
emphasize
giving special importance to the writting or speaker
Evaluate
to form an idea of value
evidence
information to indicate if information is true or not
Excerpt
a short peice of text
illistrate
to explain somting claerly by exaples
imply
to strongly suggest
Inference
A concluesion feached on the basis of evidence and strong resoning
Modify
to improve
paraphrase
to express the meaning of something by useing different words
purpose
the reason for which something is done or created
reflect
to think deeply about what has been done
refute
to prove a statement
relevant
connected to what is being done
source
A book or document used to provied evidence in reasearch
tone
The genaral attitude from an authors peice of writting
verify
to make sure somthing is accurate
