VCLA Reading
Supporting Detail - Answer evidence and backing for the main idea
Theme - Answer issue, an idea, or a question raised by the text
Topic - Answer subject of a text
Main Idea - Answer most important point being made by the author
Topic Sentence - Answer a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph or
paper
Contextual Clues - Answer help you find the best answer out of the given choices
Straw Man Fallacy - Answer a fallacy an oversimplification or distortion of opposing
views
Slippery Slope - Answer a fallacy the author asserts that id something happens, then
that means that something else will happen as a result - even though it may not be true
Hasty Generalization - Answer a fallacy coming to a conclusion with insufficient
evidence
Circular Reasoning - Answer a fallacy when there is no supporting evidence
Deductive Reasoning - Answer a fallacy that involves the use of general facts or
premises to come to a specific conclusion (using all when only some could apply)
Assumptions - Answer claims that are taken to be true without proof
Overgeneralization - Answer a fallacy where the author makes a broad claim that
cannot be proved or disproved
A Logical Fallacy - Answer a failure of reasoning
False Analogy - Answer a fallacy where the author suggests that two things are similar
when they are different
Dual Passages - Answer when you are given two essays that have two different view
points
Stereotype - Answer like a bias, but applied specifically to a group or place
Bias - Answer author's point of view
Inductive Reasoning - Answer a method of logic that uses particulars to draw a general
conclusion
Supporting Detail - Answer evidence and backing for the main idea
Theme - Answer issue, an idea, or a question raised by the text
Topic - Answer subject of a text
Main Idea - Answer most important point being made by the author
Topic Sentence - Answer a sentence that expresses the main idea of the paragraph or
paper
Contextual Clues - Answer help you find the best answer out of the given choices
Straw Man Fallacy - Answer a fallacy an oversimplification or distortion of opposing
views
Slippery Slope - Answer a fallacy the author asserts that id something happens, then
that means that something else will happen as a result - even though it may not be true
Hasty Generalization - Answer a fallacy coming to a conclusion with insufficient
evidence
Circular Reasoning - Answer a fallacy when there is no supporting evidence
Deductive Reasoning - Answer a fallacy that involves the use of general facts or
premises to come to a specific conclusion (using all when only some could apply)
Assumptions - Answer claims that are taken to be true without proof
Overgeneralization - Answer a fallacy where the author makes a broad claim that
cannot be proved or disproved
A Logical Fallacy - Answer a failure of reasoning
False Analogy - Answer a fallacy where the author suggests that two things are similar
when they are different
Dual Passages - Answer when you are given two essays that have two different view
points
Stereotype - Answer like a bias, but applied specifically to a group or place
Bias - Answer author's point of view
Inductive Reasoning - Answer a method of logic that uses particulars to draw a general
conclusion
