Reading PERT
Main idea Right Ans - overall theme or point
Implied main idea Right Ans - the purpose and overall thesis- but is not
clearly stated by author. it's hinted at by the supporting details and arguments
Supporting details Right Ans - provide evidence to support main ideas-
they all have to point back to the main idea
Author's purpose Right Ans - the reason behind the author's writing-
types of author's purpose Right Ans - informational, persuasive,
entertainment
Inference Right Ans - an idea assumed based on available knowledge or
evidence
Bias Right Ans - when the author fails to consider the possibility of any
other outcome or idea except for the one they provided (you only see their
side, not neutral)
influence the audience Right Ans - Opinions are used to ___________
support ideas Right Ans - Facts are used to ______________
Reasoning Right Ans - describes the manner in which an author lays out
their information and arguments (may involve facts to support ideas or appeal
to emotion)
Rhetoric Right Ans - the delivery of reasoning
3 types of delivery Right Ans - logos, ethos and pathos
Logos Right Ans - reasoning using logic (appeal to reason)- facts most
commonly used to support
Ethos Right Ans - reasoning using an appeal to ethics (morality and wrong
doing)- the language is focused on similarities between author and audience
Main idea Right Ans - overall theme or point
Implied main idea Right Ans - the purpose and overall thesis- but is not
clearly stated by author. it's hinted at by the supporting details and arguments
Supporting details Right Ans - provide evidence to support main ideas-
they all have to point back to the main idea
Author's purpose Right Ans - the reason behind the author's writing-
types of author's purpose Right Ans - informational, persuasive,
entertainment
Inference Right Ans - an idea assumed based on available knowledge or
evidence
Bias Right Ans - when the author fails to consider the possibility of any
other outcome or idea except for the one they provided (you only see their
side, not neutral)
influence the audience Right Ans - Opinions are used to ___________
support ideas Right Ans - Facts are used to ______________
Reasoning Right Ans - describes the manner in which an author lays out
their information and arguments (may involve facts to support ideas or appeal
to emotion)
Rhetoric Right Ans - the delivery of reasoning
3 types of delivery Right Ans - logos, ethos and pathos
Logos Right Ans - reasoning using logic (appeal to reason)- facts most
commonly used to support
Ethos Right Ans - reasoning using an appeal to ethics (morality and wrong
doing)- the language is focused on similarities between author and audience
