nonfiction terms

Question 1

autobiography

Answer 1

the story of a person’s life, written by that same person

Question 2

bias

Answer 2

personal judgement about something or a mental leaning in one direction or another

Question 3

biography

Answer 3

story written about someones’s life, told by another person

Question 4

connotation

Answer 4

set of ideas or emotional associations the word suggests, in addition to its actual meaning

Question 5

deductive reasoning

Answer 5

pattern of thought that starts with a general idea and moves into a precise conclusion

Question 6

denotation

Answer 6

the dictionary definition of a word without any emotional associations

Question 7

diction

Answer 7

the author’s choice of words

Question 8

inductive reasoning

Answer 8

pattern of thought that starts with specific details and uses them to make a broad conclusion

Question 9

informational text

Answer 9

form of nonfiction that aims at conveying/explaining information

Question 10

nonficiton

Answer 10

writing explores real peoples lives/places/things/events/ideas

Question 11

objectivity

Answer 11

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

Question 12

propaganda

Answer 12

intentional use of false arguments to persuade others

Question 13

subjectivity

Answer 13

based on/influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions

Question 14

primary source

Answer 14

direct evidence coming straight from those involved

Question 15

secondary source

Answer 15

offers commentary or analysis of events/ideas

Question 16

thesis

Answer 16

main idea that is supported through a work of nonfiction