Unit 1
To persuade into erroneous thinking; mislead
Define delude
To make more severe; to intensify
Define exacerbate
Expressed without unnecessary words; brief and compact
Define succinct
A state of society in which diverse groups participate
Define pluralism
Accomplishment or realization of a goal
Define fruition
An overarching message or truth that is specific to a text.
What is central idea?
A concise type of paradox in which seemingly contradictory words or phrases actually state a truth
What is oxymoron?
How information is structured, or organized, overall in a text.
What is text structure?
The central message or universal truth conveyed by a text.
What is theme?
Helps people link individual events to frequently occurring patterns.
What does inductive reasoning do?
The arrangement of words and phrases
What is syntax?
Two independent clauses with at least one dependent clause
What is in a compound-complex sentence?
To spark interest in the topic and to create connections
What is a "hook" used for when writing essays?
Words and phrases that leave some room for the other side of the argument
What are qualifiers?
Read the excerpt from the concluding paragraph of an argumentative speech.
By calling and writing our representatives in Congress, we can make our voices heard. (what element is being used in this sentence?)
What is an example of a call to action?
Evidence that includes information that is not connected to an idea or point.
What is irrelevant evidence?
Typically comes at the end of the introductory paragraph
What is a thesis statement?
It is written by a believable, reliable, and trustworthy author, group, or organization
What does a credible source imply?
allusion, antithesis, diction, irony, parallelism, syntax, and understatement are all examples of this.
What are some rhetorical features?
chaos; disorder
What are synonyms for anarchy?
Evidence that is not directly stated in the text.
What is implicit evidence?
Involves the shades of meaning that distinguish words with similar denotations from one another, adding a positive, negative, or neutral spin to the meaning.
What is a nuance?
An appeal to the audience to take a specific action or make a specific change, based on the information presented in the text.
What is a call to action?
Used to persuade an audience by appealing to their logic and reasoning
What is logos?
Issue, rule, facts, analysis, conclusion.
What are the elements of the chain of legal reasoning?