Argumentative Terms Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: evidence : consists of facts, examples, and expert opinions that uphold the claim, audience : the intended target group for a message, key ideas : important ideas throughout a work that support the central message, theme, tone, etc, claim : an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue, counter argument : the author acknowledges an opposing opinion and then presents a refutation that attempts to disprove the opposing opinion, persuade : a technique used to convince a reader to side with the author's argument, organizational : the pattern an author constructs as he or she organizes his or her ideas and provides supporting details, rhetoric : the art of speaking and writing persuasively, bias : a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned, belief : a feeling of being sure about the existence or truth of someone or something, reasons : explain why others should accept the claim, rhetorical device : a technique that an author uses to make their argument more persuasive, loaded language : a term or phrase that has strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning, argumentative : _ writing is the opinion, or belief, of an author presented in a text meant to convince the reader that the opinion is correct.