Vocabulary Building / Evidence and Argument

Words for Things That Are Not What They Seem

Part of the full libraryOpens January 2, 2027 · $97 for a year
What’s included
Thomas MeliSAT instructor
claimA statement an author wants you to accept as true. It needs support to be convincing.

You’ll leave with these skills

  1. Separate a fake document from a wrong one
  2. Spot a true statement that misleads
  3. Call an argument specious when it only sounds right

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