Nonfiction Literary Terms
IDEA
1. objective
not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
2. subjective
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
3. bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another
credible/valid
believable/ having a sound basis in logic or fact
Counterargument
argument or reasoning put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument
fallacy
a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument
tone
theme
an idea that pervades a work of literature
point of view
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
emotional appeal
attempt to persuade the reader through and appeal to emotions, morals, or values
logical appeal
attempt to persuade the reader based on statistics and facts; reasoning
rhetorical question
asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information