Nonfiction Terms

the persuasion that appeals to someone's intelligence using information that can be proven

repeating exact words and phrases to emphasize

In NONFICTION or INFORMATIONAL text, the author's point of view is...

A fallacy that only gives two possible choices as a solution

an essay that explains something that is not debatable

an account written by an author who did not experience an event firsthand

The text structure that organizes according to related groupings or categories

The text structure that presents a conflict/problem and and then describes how to solve it

a fallacy that attacks a person, not the issue

reasoning that makes mistakes in logic; the logic is "false"

a source that is an original, firsthand account by someone who personally experienced an event

questions not meant to be answered

The fallacy that says you should do something because everyone else does it

the text structure where things are described in the order in which they occurred in time

an illogical, misleading or false comparison between two things

An extended response is

the story of a person's life written by that person

In NONFICTION or INFORMATIONAL text, the THEME is called the

structuring a text by showing how or why one thing leads to another

the type of appeal where the author presents himself as an expert or quotes from experts

the type of argument where authors try to prove that they are credible (believable)

When several sentences in a row start with the same phrase; CREATES parallelism

A type of fallacy that says everyone should do something because a famous person does it

In emotional appeal, the author often uses short stories that prove a point called

the persuasive technique that attempts to stir feelings in an audience

A fallacy that makes a judgment based on what a group of people is supposedly like

The fallacy that presents only one side of an issue

The fallacy that tries to distract readers from the real topic by changing the subject

A constructed response is

A piece of nonfiction found in a newspaper and expressing an opinion

To have a chance at an A, narratives on the Milestones need to contain

coming to a conclusion too quickly without enough evidence

an essay that attempts to prove an opinion

The text structure used to describe where things are located

the type of appeal that uses facts, statistics, analogies, history, etc.

The text structure that shows similarities and differences

If the test asks for an objective summary, it is asking for

repeating grammatical structure; keeping a list written in the same grammatical structure

nonfiction that tells a story

text structure that organizes from the least important to the most or the most to the least