English 4 Unit 4 Part 3

Evidence

A necessity that verifies that a persuasive text writer's opinion is correct is called ________.

Credibility

A reader can help determine the ________ or believability of persuasive text by examining its assumptions.

Stated

An assumption that is given outright is a ________ one.

Implied

An assumption that is not named outright is an ________ one.

Topic

An essay's ______ is easily introduced in a question format.

Appeal

At the end of a persuasive text, the author should include an __________ to the readers to help solve the problem.

Opposing Viewpoints

Besides his own viewpoint, the writer of persuasive text should include _______________.

Products

Besides trying to change people's political views, propaganda may be used to sell _________.

Sufficiency

Having enough evidence would be a sign of _________.

Necessity

Having facts to back up a persuasive text writer's opinion is a ________.

Diction

If a writer uses boring words, then she has failed to pay attention to the ________ in her persuasive text.

Credibility

If you 'investigated' an essay and discovered that it had numerous implied assumptions, little evidence and few facts, you might question its __________.

Dysphemism

If you asked someone, "Could you please go home now?" and your friend recorded it as "Could you just get lost immediately?" you could say the second one was a ___________.

Euphemism

If you saw a statement that was much milder than the one it replaced, you would call it a ___________.

Limit a persuasive text's length

Implied assumptions are one way to ________________________.

Assumption

It could be called a starting point-- it is something that is taken for granted; it is an __________.

Inferences

Logical conclusions that a reader may reach after reading persuasive text and pondering the evidence are ___________.

Propaganda

Persuasive text that is in an extreme form is called ___________.

Passionate

When an author writes persuasive text, it is good if he is _________ about it.

Slogan

a quick to-the-point saying that catches peoples' ears

Scapegoating

blaming a certain group or individual for something

Assumption

in an essay about the Civil War, the time it lasted (from 1861-65)

Appeal to Fear

informing the population that a plague could be near

Bandwagon

telling everyone that they should join a crowd

Disinformation

the deleting of information