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