Reviewing Unit 3 Concepts Tonight’s homework: Study for Unit 3 Cold Read.

Tomorrow’s Cold Read will ONLY focus on the following terms: claim counterclaim (counterargument) 3 rhetorical devices repetition, parallelism, analogy appeals to pathos fear, pity, vanity appeals to ethos transfer, testimonial logos bias author’s 4 purposes for writing

Claim The claim is what the author is trying to prove. Similar to CSQT format, the claim is often stated towards the beginning of the argumentative text. The terms “claim” and “thesis” can be used interchangeably.

Counterclaim If the claim is the author’s argument, then the counterclaim is the counterargument. The following are signal phrases to help you identify the author’s counterclaim: Some might argue… Some critics may say…

Rhetorical Device Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively. There are MANY rhetorical devices; we have focused on three devices for Unit 3.

Repetition vs. Parallelism Both serve the purpose of emphasizing the author’s message.

Analogy An analogy is a comparison between two items that are alike in some way. Writers use analogies to… explain a complicated idea. describe the appearance/function of an object.

Appeals to Ethos testimonial appeal transfer appeal firsthand experience celebrity status transfer appeal associate a positive image with a product

Appeals to Pathos pity = appeal to your sympathy fear = appeal to your sense of security vanity = appeal to your appearance

Bias You will be asked to identify the author’s bias after reading an article. We worked with these examples of bias yesterday: loaded language opinion stated as fact overgeneralization unbalanced argument

Author’s Purpose to inform/explain to express thoughts/feelings to entertain to persuade REMEMBER: What is the difference between argument and persuasion?