Unit 4 Academic Vocabulary

Question 1

the attitude toward a subject

Answer 1

tone

Question 2

level of sophistication in language, word choice, appearance and delivery of message

Answer 2

formality

Question 3

business-like, high-level vocabulary, very structured

Answer 3

formal tone

Question 4

very personal, sometimes slang vocabulary

Answer 4

informal tone

Question 5

the ability to affect other people’s thinking

Answer 5

influence

Question 6

make someone believe something

Answer 6

persuade (will be also persuasive)

Question 7

the main point expressed about a topic

Answer 7

argument

Question 8

an argument that is not really sound, but may be still convincing

Answer 8

rhetorical fallacy

Question 9

the means of persuasion in an argument

Answer 9

appeal

Question 10

depends on faulty logic (reasoning)

Answer 10

logical fallacy

Question 11

unfairly appeals to a person’s emotions

Answer 11

emotional fallacy

Question 12

unreasonable attack on the writer’s own authority or character

Answer 12

ethical fallacy

Question 13

a fallacy that is a personal attack on a character to distract from the argument

Answer 13

ad hominem

Question 14

a statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim

Answer 14

testimonial

Question 15

a fallacy in which there is an overstatement of more than is true

Answer 15

exaggeration

Question 16

a fallacy that applies broad generalization to a person or group which is often untrue

Answer 16

stereotyping

Question 17

agreeing to an argument simply based on another person who may not be fully qualified

Answer 17

appeal to authority

Question 18

a fallacy in which a claim is based on faulty logic relating two things only because they are in the same category

Answer 18

categorical claim

Question 19

very specific or clear to understand message

Answer 19

explicit message

Question 20

uses graphics, body language, etc. to communicate meaning-the meaning must be inferred (implied)

Answer 20

implicit message