Unit 1: Lesson 4

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 8, Unit 1, Lesson 4.
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  1. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  2. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
  3. fact
    a piece of information about events that have occurred
  4. opinion
    a message expressing a belief about something
  5. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  6. graphic
    relating to or presented by a diagram
  7. dictionary
    a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words
  8. transition
    a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows
  9. evaluate
    judge; form a critical opinion of
  10. audience
    the part of the general public interested in something
  11. rhetorical device
    a use of language that creates a literary effect
  12. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  13. device
    something in an artistic work designed to achieve an effect
  14. rhetorical question
    an inquiry that is not supposed to be answered
  15. logical fallacy
    an error in reasoning that undermines an argument
  16. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  17. active
    voice in which a sentence's subject functions as an agent
  18. passive
    voice when a sentence's subject is the patient of the action
  19. root
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  20. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  21. counterargument
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  22. redistribute
    disperse anew
  23. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  24. robust
    strong enough to withstand intellectual challenges
  25. expansive
    able or tending to extend in one or more directions
  26. predominantly
    much greater in number or influence
  27. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  28. domain
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
  29. prescient
    perceiving the significance of events before they occur
  30. sector
    a group that forms part of society or the economy
  31. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  32. exotic
    strikingly strange or unusual
  33. renowned
    widely known and esteemed
Created on Fri Sep 11 10:59:58 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Sep 16 11:49:09 EDT 2020)

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