Writing Terms

Mrs. DiLauro (United States of America)
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  1. topic sentence
    a statement that provides the main idea of a paragraph
  2. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
  3. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  4. argument
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  5. interaction
    mutual or reciprocal dealings or influence
  6. essay
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
  7. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
  8. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  9. logic
    the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
  10. counterargument
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  11. rationale
    an explanation of the fundamental reasons
  12. diction
    the manner in which something is expressed in words
  13. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
  14. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  15. detail
    a small part considered separately from the whole
  16. counterargument
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  17. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  18. connection
    a relation between things or events
  19. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  20. prose
    ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
  21. originality
    the quality of being new (not derived from something else)
  22. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
  23. transition
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
Created on Tue Nov 05 12:25:40 EST 2013 (updated Wed Nov 06 07:15:46 EST 2013)

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