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| type of writing whose purpose is to persuade, or convince, your readers to think differently about an issue, or to follow a course of action you suggest |
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| statement that can be proven to be true or false |
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| statement of a person's belief, idea, or attitude - only valid if supported by verifiable facts |
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| clearly states your issue and your opinion on it (your thesis statement) |
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| statements that explain why a writer holds the opinion |
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| information or proof that supports each reason in an argument |
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| loaded words and anecdotes |
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| facts in the form of numbers |
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| reasons and evidence for an opinion |
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| words with strong emotionalconnotations |
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| very, very brief emotional story, usually told to make a point |
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| literal (dictionary)meaning of words |
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| all the associations or emotions attached to some words |
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| short piece of nonfiction that examines a single subject from a limited point of view |
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| group of sentences that presents and supports a main idea |
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| In persuasion, the introductory paragraph is used to express the writers opinion about a particular subject, for the purpose of convincing others to share the opinion or to take action. |
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| paragraphs used to support the thesis or emphasize a main idea: topic sentence, supporting sentences, and sometimes a clincher(conclusion) sentence |
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| completes the work of your introduction and body paragraphs; gives the reader a sense that all of your ideas have been properly tied together and explained thoroughly |
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| sentence or two in the introduction that announces your topic and identifies the main idea you are trying to prove |
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| statement of the opinion opposing your thesis |
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| directly states the paragraph's main idea; may be found at the beginning or end of a paragraph for emphasis or variety |
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| Expository writing seeks to inform, explain, clarify, define or instruct. |
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| words and phrases that show readers how ideas and details fit together |
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| a series of statements designed to convince us of something |
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| method of organizing information by showing similarities and differences among various groups of details |
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| must have a subject (noun or pronoun), verb, beginning capitalization, end punctuation, and be a complete thought |
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