3. Numbers from
surveys, studies,
observations,
and commonly
accepted
information
about the world.
4. Comparison of
two unlike things
to support
conclusions about
one based on
similarities to the
other.
5. A true story
that describes
a person’s
experience
relative to the
topic.
6. Description of
a specific
experience or
example to
support the
validity of a
generalization.
7. The use of a
person’s words or
conclusions to
support a claim,
whether the
person is like the
audience or is an
expert based on
his or her
experience.
8. Use of “what
if” in order to
challenge the
audience to
think about
the
possibilities.
9.
10. In any argument,
the writer wants
to convince their
audience to do
something.
The writer must
know about their
audience so they
can choose the
best type of
argument for that
audience.
11. When you are writing to a friend (text
message, email, note, etc.), how do you
choose what type of language to use? If
you were writing to the principal, how
would you change your language?
