Monday, October 24, 2011

Weekly Vocabulary

analogy: A comparison that identifies a shared quality between two ideas or situations that are otherwise unlike each other

credibility: believable or plausibility, or feasibility

genre: A type of written or oral communication that has common characteristics and elements.  Common characteristics may include content, purpose, audience, specific language, and author’s intent.  

assertion: A statement of opinion.

accuracy: Agreement with facts; correctness.