a preference that prevents one from being impartial; prejudice: bias. Verbal exchange between people with opposite views: Argument. Make reference to; to quote: Cite. A statement that can be proven: Fact. The reason the author created the writing: Author's Purpose. Writing at the beginning of a selection that tells you what will come: Introduction. An opinion you form after thinking about multiple things. Also, an ending or result: Conclusion. A personal judgment that someone thinks is true, but that may be true or false: Opinion. To talk someone into doing or believing something; convince: Persuade. A restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify or clarify: Paraphrasing. Related to or connected with the present matter; pertinent: Relevant. Sentences in a paragraph or piece of text that explains or supports the main idea of the text: Supporting Details. Believable or plausible: Credible. A problem or disagreement between people, society, or nature: Conflict. Any person, place, or thing by which something is supplied: Source. A reason or plan that guides an action; design or goal: Purpose. Anything that can be used to prove something: Evidence