Supporting Detail - ANSWER evidence and backing for the main idea
Theme - ANSWER issue, an idea, or a question raised by the text
Topic - ANSWER subject of a text
Main Idea - ANSWER most important point being ma
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Supporting Detail - ANSWER evidence and backing for the main idea
Theme - ANSWER issue, an idea, or a question raised by the text
Topic - ANSWER subject of a text
Main Idea - ANSWER most important point being made by the author
Topic Sentence - ANSWER a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph or paper
Contextual Clues - ANSWER help you find the best answer out of the given choices
Straw Man Fallacy - ANSWER a fallacy an oversimplification or distortion of opposing views
Slippery Slope - ANSWER a fallacy the author asserts that id something happens, then that means that something else will happen as a result - even though it may not be true
Hasty Generalization - ANSWER a fallacy coming to a conclusion with insufficient evidence
Circular Reasoning - ANSWER a fallacy when there is no supporting evidence
Deductive Reasoning - ANSWER a fallacy that involves the use of general facts or premises to come to a specific conclusion (using all when only some could apply)
Assumptions - ANSWER claims that are taken to be true without proof
Overgeneralization - ANSWER a fallacy where the author makes a broad claim that cannot be proved or disproved
A Logical Fallacy - ANSWER a failure of reasoning
False Analogy - ANSWER a fallacy where the author suggests that two things are similar when they are different
Dual Passages - ANSWER when you are given two essays that have two different view points
Stereotype - ANSWER like a bias, but applied specifically to a group or place
Bias - ANSWER author's point of view
Inductive Reasoning - ANSWER a method of logic that uses particulars to draw a general conclusion
A Prediction - ANSWER a guess about what will happen next
Text Evidence - ANSWER refers to information that supports a main point or minor points and can help lead the reader to a conclusion
Opinion - ANSWER what the author thinks about a given topic
Fact - ANSWER can be proven
Structural Analysis - ANSWER refers to looking at parts of a word and breaking it down into its different components to determine the word's meaning
Simile - ANSWER a comparison using "like" or "as"
Personification - ANSWER the description of a nonhuman thing as if the item were human
Metaphor - ANSWER a comparison without using like or as
Denotative - ANSWER the literal meaning of a word
Connotative - ANSWER meaning goes beyond the literal meaning and includes emotional reaction that a word may invoke
Persuasive Passage - ANSWER a passage written to convince the reader to do something
Expository Passage - ANSWER aims to inform and enlighten the reader
Narrative Passage - ANSWER a story; can be fiction or nonfiction
Technical Passage - ANSWER to describe a complex object or process
Descriptive Text - ANSWER focuses on a particular subject and attempts to depict the subject in a way that will be cleat to readers (usually by pictures)
Summarizing - ANSWER Briefly stating the main idea and supporting details of a work in your own words.
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