Writing in the Classroom: High School: Purpose

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  1. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  2. counterargument
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  3. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
  4. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  5. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  6. assumption
    the act of taking something for granted
  7. premise
    a statement that is held to be true
  8. deductive
    involving inferences from general principles
  9. inductive
    proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
  10. introductory
    serving as a base or starting point
  11. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
  12. explanatory
    serving or intended to make clear
  13. informational
    relating to or conveying facts and knowledge
  14. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  15. procedural
    of or relating to processes
Created on July 28, 2022 (updated August 2, 2022)

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