The article "the melting arctic" attempts to win over public opinion by making use of persuasive techniques. one such technique is the use of , which relies on proofs, graphs, and charts. the article also relies on , which involves the endorsement of an idea or opinion by a renowned professional in that particular field. in contrast, the noaa video uses visuals of animals to appeal to the viewer’s . it makes claims about the worsening arctic conditions and the adverse effects they have on animal life.

Syllable added to a root word to change its meaning : affixan independent word--example run,walk,book : free morphemeaffix that gives grammatical meaning such as tense or number : inflectiona word part that must attach to a word in order to be usable : bound morphemedegree of comparison formed by adding -er or more to an adjective : comparativedegree of comparison formed by adding -est or most to an adjective : superlativeaffix added to the beginning of a word : prefixaffix added to the end of a word : suffixroot word of lovable : lovetwo roots used together to form one word : combining form