All About Arguments
This is an alternative to “fighting” and a calm courteous process used to persuade others.
What is an argument?
A rhetorical appeal whereby the author attempts to establish credibility.
What is Ethos?
Word choice
What is diction?
This is the second step of the writing process that most everyone does.
What is drafting?
the spacing used throughout an MLA-formatted document
What is double-spacing?
statement of belief, what you believe to be“ true”
What is a claim?
This rhetorical appeal is most closely associated with the audience.
What is pathos?
The dictionary meaning of a word
Denotation
During prewriting, after exploring, writers should complete this phase.
What is focusing?
The author states or The article argues
What are signal phrases?
points of agreement about a topic or issue
What is common ground?
What is rhetoric?
Implied or associate meaning
This involves correcting grammar and spelling.
What is editing?
A list of the bibliographic information of the sources used in an essay
What is the Works Cited page?
words that limit your claim and/or stated reasons
What are qualifiers?
Using quality sources from peer-reviewed academic journals establishes this.
What is Ethos?
Casual words or phrases often used in conversation, generally known by most members of a geographic region (i.e. the South).
What are Colloquialisms?
the first two things a writer must consider
What are purpose and audience?
These two items are typically found in the parenthetical citations
What are the author's last name and page number?
A question that is not yet settled
What is an issue?
He came up with the Rhetorical triangle
Informal words and phrases, like no cap and slaps, often used within certain groups
claim + stated reasons + any qualifiers
What is a thesis?
academic journals, databases, and newspapers that house several shorter works
What are containers?