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an undesirable or unfortunate happening that usually results in harm or loss |
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3 equally spaced periods used to mark an omission from a quoted passage or to reflect a pause or hesitation in speech |
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a serious offense or wrongdoing |
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indicates a state of factuality and reality |
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an assertion of something as fact or a person’s side in an argument |
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evidence having no bearing on the topic or issue being argued |
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data that can help to prove or disprove an argument |
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to prove to be false or wrong |
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indicates a hypothetical state; state contrary to reality, such as a wish, a desire, or an imaginary situation |
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A personal belief, attitude, or view toward a subject |
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indicates a state of questioning; frequently the speaker inverts the subject-verb order by placing the helping verb first, before the subject |
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statement or idea that is accepted as being true and used as the basis of an argument |
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attempt to contradict argument (thesis claim) by offering reasoned argument that suggests claim might be wrong |
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if argument has true conclusions, then argument has_____ _______ |
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claim that disregards the original claim and claims something different entirely, but is not necessarily in direct opposition to the original claim; approaches the claim from another direction |
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identifying the page number, paragraph, (or sentence) of selected evidence |
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response claim that proves the original claim is false, which is similar to an opposing claim; an opposite claim from the original claim |
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claim that directly opposes the original claim |
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indicates a conditional state that will cause something else to happen, often marked by the words "might", "could", and "would" |
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an expression of a point of view that's supported by evidence |
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indicates a state of command; frequently the subject does not appear in the sentence, but is only implied |
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principle or regulation governing actions |
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