Persuasive Terms

The Basics:
Facts Opinions
Based on a belief or
Can be proved or feeling on what seems
disproved. true or probable, but
cannot be proved.
 Lets review some concepts
Factual Claim Commonplace Assertion Opinion
A statement that can be A statement that many A statement of personal
proved from evidence such people assume to be true belief, feeling or thought.
as fact, personal but which is not. Does not require proof.
observation, reliable
source, or experts opinion.

Loaded Term Logical Fallacy Counterargument Premise

A term or phrase that A statement An opposing point An idea that is
has strong emotional that depends of view to another used as the
overtones and that is upon faulty argument. foundation of
meant to evoke strong logic. an argument.
reactions beyond the
specific meaning.
Factual Claim

The room measures ten feet

by twelve feet.
The current temperature is
above 50 Fahrenheit.
Sunshine is warm.
Chapa Middle School had
850 students enrolled in
2015.
Commonplace
Assertion

An apple a day, keeps the

doctor away.
Art lifts the human spirit.
Everyone knows that
Texans are crazy about
football.
Dont go out in the cold
rain, youll get sick.

Signal Words: Most,

everyone, never, always
Opinion

Green is the best color for

the room.
Girls look better in long
hair.
Boys enjoy sports more than
girls.
Cell phones are distracting.
Loaded Term

Terrorist
Freedom
Best
Educational
Scientifically proven
Natural
Delicious
Better
Safe
New
Quiet
Logical Fallacy

Pointing to a fancy chart, Roger

shows how temperatures have
been rising over the past few
centuries, whilst at the same
time the numbers of pirates
have been decreasing; thus
pirates cool the world and global
warming is a hoax.
Counterargument

Argument:
Schools are allowing students to
use their phone because schools
cannot afford to buy devices for
all students.

Counterargument:
Not all students can afford to
buy a device, therefore the
problem still exists.
Premise

Identical twins often have

different IQ scores.
Identical twins inherit the
same genes.
Success