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What is character description?
The author's way of introducing and detailing a character's physical, personality, and background traits.
Define unreliable narrator.
A narrator whose account of events is biased, misleading, or incomplete.
What is values dissonance?
A clash between a character's values and modern values or the author's time.
Define inference in character analysis.
Drawing conclusions about a character's traits based on their actions, words, and descriptions.
What is a character's motive?
The reason behind a character's actions; what drives them.
What is a character archetype?
A recurring character pattern or model, like 'the hero' or 'the mentor'.
Define character perspective.
A character's point of view on the world, events, and other characters.
What is an omniscient narrator?
A narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in the story.
What is a first-person narrator?
A narrator who is a character in the story and uses 'I' or 'we'.
Define stereotype.
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
What is the Toulmin model of argumentation?
Claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier, rebuttal.
What is a deductive argument?
Starts with a general statement and reaches a specific conclusion.
What is an inductive argument?
Starts with specific observations and reaches a general conclusion.
What is a persuasive technique?
Methods used to convince an audience, such as appeals to emotion, logic, or ethics.
What is a claim of fact?
Asserts that something is true or false.
What is a claim of value?
Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong.
What is a claim of policy?
Proposes a specific course of action or solution.
What is concession?
Acknowledging the validity of an opposing viewpoint.
What is refutation?
Disproving or weakening an opposing argument.
What is a warrant in argumentation?
The underlying assumption that connects the claim and the evidence.
What is a line of reasoning?
How an author organizes ideas to make a point; the logical progression of ideas in an argument.
Define claim.
The author's main argument or thesis; the point they are trying to prove.
Define evidence.
Facts, examples, expert opinions used to support a claim.
Define counterargument.
An opposing view or argument that the author addresses.
Define conclusion.
The summary of the main claim and evidence, providing a clear takeaway.
What is rhetorical analysis?
Understanding how authors construct arguments using various techniques.
What is an argumentative essay?
An essay that presents a claim and supports it with evidence and reasoning.
What is a synthesis essay?
An essay that connects multiple sources through a focused argument.
Define metaphor.
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
Define imagery.
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.