What are the definitions of these words?

Question

I'm doing my english homework (yr 9 ) which is just writing the following words in sentences. I'm having trouble fully understanding the meanings of these last words.

Can anyone assist me?

Dissuade

Discrepancy

Fallacy

Contradiction

Deviation

Digression

Controversial

Assertion

Refutation

Reasoning

Adjudication

Contextualize

Advocate

Emotive

Thanks!

Answer 1

Well, I do not htink that it is a good thing for me to do your HW for you because otherwise you learn nothing and, instead of flicking about through the dictionary, how about you visit an on-line one.? They are fast, easy and give you examples in sentences. here's a good one:

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Answer 2

Dissuade : To deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often fol. by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.

Discrepancy : 1. the state or quality of being discrepant; difference; inconsistency.



2. an instance of difference or inconsistency: There are certain discrepancies between the two versions of the story.  

Fallacy : A deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. ( mostly its misleading )

Contradiction : Direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency.

Deviation : The act of deviating. ( to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc. )

Digression : The act of digressing( To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking )

Controversial : Subject to controversy; debatable: a controversial decision.

Assertion : A positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.

Refutation : An act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.  

Reasoning : The process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.

Adjudication : A judicial decision or sentence

Contextualize : To place (a word or idea, for example) in a particular context.

Advocate : Verb : To speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.

Noun : A person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually fol. by of): an advocate of peace.

Emotive : 1. characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.  

2. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.  

Answer 3

How about instead of being too lazy to do your own work, you just go to dictionary.com and see for yourself.

Answer 4

God those are the words I'm looking forward to? SHoot!!!!!!

Uhmm... Ik dissuade means to like un persuade or something

Reasoning... to reason w/ someone.

AHH

answer mine:

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Answer 5

www.dictionary.com

Answer 6

There is no problem in assisting you.

Here you have it.

Dissuade: To deter (a person) from a course of action or a purpose ; persuade not to do something

(EX: She dissuaded him from leaving home.)

Discrepancy: the state or quality of being discrepant; difference; inconsistency.  

An instance of difference or inconsistency:

(EX:There are certain discrepancies between the two versions of the story.)  

Fallacy :  deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.

(EX:That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. )

Contradiction: a statement or proposition that contradicts or denies another or itself and is logically incongruous

Deviation: The act of deviating or turning aside

Digression: the act of digressing, A passage or section that deviates from the central theme in speech or writing

Controversial: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of controversy; polemical: a controversial book.

Assertion: positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.

Refutation:an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.  

Reasoning:the act or process of a person who reasons.  

The process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.  

Adjudication: To hear and settle (a case) by judicial procedure

Contextualize: to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, esp. one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.

Advocate: to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly, a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause

Emotive: characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind.

Good Luck !