Vocabulary
a conclusion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty reasoning or untruths
What is misconception
you must determine what the author most wants you to remember about what you are reading.
What is central Ideas
you need to clearly understand the task, purpose, and audience for your paper.
What is Reviewing the Basics
If you have ever viewed an advertisement, purchased a product, applied for a job, or tried to convince a family member or friend to change their mind, you have encountered or delivered a message designed to persuade.
what is Rhetoric and Purpose
As you finish developing the body paragraphs of your essay, consider incorporating formatting features and graphic aids to help enhance its readability.
What is Incorporating Formatting Features, Graphic Aids, and Multimedia Components
quality of being determined or of holding fast
What is tenacity
The authors make some explicit claims about hackers and leave some claims ambiguous so readers can draw their own conclusions.
What is Hidden Meanings
what is Developing a Thesis Statement
An author’s style, the way an author writes, is what makes a writer unique. Authors use various elements to indicate their personality and voice, so their style usually reflects who they are as writers and as people.
What is Style and Content
When you revise the content of your writing, consider how you might be able to refine the essay’s clarity, focus, and flow. The first step in the revision process is to look at the ideas in your paper.
What is Revising Your Thesis Statement and Main Ideas
to persuade into erroneous thinking; mislead
What is delude
Informational texts are built upon central ideas that are either explicitly or implicitly expressed in a text. Central ideas cannot stand alone, however. They must be backed by supporting details which serve as
What is All About Evidence
Beginning to research sources is a multistep process. To find and evaluate evidence that is thorough, relevant, and credible, you must first figure out what you need and then locate the sources.
What is Figuring Out What You Need
gives the author the power to expand meanings and to create vivid and meaningful notions in the minds of readers.
What is Figurative Language and Nuance
audience-appropriate tone
syntax and sentence variety
precision of word choice
What is Revising an Essay’s Style
able to withstand something bad that occurs and recover quickly from it
What is resilient
Informational text is everywhere you are—not just at home or at school, but on your computer and other places as well.
What is Analyzing Complex Texts
Information from outside sources—such as data, statistics, and expert opinions—can add credibility and accuracy to your writing and can help support and develop your topic and ideas.
What is Using Sources
Once you have developed your thesis statement and outline and after considering what information you need, you can begin evaluating sources and evidence.
What is Evaluating Sources and Evidence
The final editing stage of the writing process focuses on English language conventions: grammar, usage, punctuation, and spelling.
What is Editing and Proofreading
state of being able to make personal choices and act on them
What is autonomy
The promises—and pitfalls—of the emerging technology
What is Virtual Reality Gets Real
What is Developing an Introduction
To achieve their purpose, writers use many tools, including structural elements and organizational text structures.
What is Structure and Purpose
is a type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims. As a writer of argument, you focus on two tasks:
What Is Argument?