| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Argument | A logical explanation intended to convince an audience to agree with a particular point of view on an issue. |
| Audience | The people who read a publication or view a work of art, performance, or presentation. |
| Conclusion | A judgment, decision, or solution reached for specific reasons. |
| Data | Information collected by observation or measurement. |
| Essay | A short written work that makes an important point about a particular topic. |
| Evidence | Objective information supporting an argument, such as facts, data, and statistics. |
| Expository | A type of writing that explains a topic or informs an audience. |
| Fact | Information widely believed to be true and supported by objective data. |
| First Person | A type of writing that tells a story by using pronouns that refer to the author of the story, such as I and we. |
| Information | Anything that can be used to create knowledge. For example, words, numbers, images, audio, and video can all contain information. |
| Issue | An idea or action on which people with different points of view have strong opinions. |
| Logical | Capable of thinking in a clear and consistent way to draw correct conclusions. |
| Nonfiction | Any creative work that describes or comments on actual events, such as a newspaper article or biography. |
| Objective | Able to put aside personal feelings and opinions. |
| Opinion | A person's beliefs that may or may not be supported by facts. |
| Persuasive | A type of writing intended to influence the thoughts or actions of an audience. |
| Point of View | The way a person tends to think about people, places, and events based on individual experiences. |
| Quote | Use the exact words of another author. |
| Source | Any resource from which you gather research (website, book, magazine, personal interview, etc). |
| Statistics | Facts and data that can be represented by numbers; also the study of numerical facts and data. |
| Third Person | A type of writing that tells a story by using pronouns that refer to a character in the story, such as he, she, or they. |
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