RESEARCH UNITVOCABULARYEnglish 11B: World Literature

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• Analysis-separation of a whole into its parts an examination of

• Audience-those who are to read, view or listen to a communication

• Citing-to quote by way of example, authority or proof, to give credit to such authority

• Controversial-marked by opposing viewpoints

• Credibility-the quality or power to inspire belief; worthy of belief and trust

• Evidence-proof• Implicit-understood from

something though unexpressed or not directly stated

• Plagiarism-presenting other’s ideas and works as one’s own without proper credit.

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• Structure-the form, shape or organization

• Thesis-a position that a person offers to maintain by argument; to state the main idea, lesson or claim

• Validity-logically correct; well-grounded or justifiable

• Emotional appeal-to arouse a sympathetic response by causing an emotional reaction in the reader/listener/ viewer

• Logical appeal-to arouse a response of agreement based upon valid reasoning and relevance

• Ethical appeal- to arouse a supportive response based upon the credibility, trustworthiness and expertise of the source.

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• Argument-a discourse (communication)

intended to persuade• Bias-a highly personal and

unreasoned distortion of judgment; prejudice or slanted view

• Claim- to assert in the face of possible contradiction; an assertion open to challenge

• Counter-claim-an opposing claim

• Evaluate-to determine the significance or worth of something by careful appraisal and study

• Explicit-fully and clearly expressed leaving no question as to meaning or intent

• Inference/conclusions-to move from one idea or statement to another whose truth is believed to follow from that of the former. Conclusion is the last in the line of inferences drawn; final or end point-result.

• Purpose-the object or end to be attained; the motivation for something.

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• Synthesis-to draw together from multiple sources

• Tone-style or manner of expression in speaking or writing; expressive of a mood or emotion

• Warrant- to declare with or maintain with certainty; to assure the truth of what is said

• CASE/RESEARCH STUDY-an intensive analysis of people or a community focusing on developmental factors; creating an experiment in which certain variables are controlled and others are manipulated in order to measure the relationship between the variables and outcomes.