Unit 1
Tenacity
Quality of being determined or of holding fast Persistence, determination, firmness
Exacerbate
To make more severe; to intensify
Worsen, intensify, aggravate
Incumbency
State of currently occupying an office
occupancy, appointment (to office)
Pluralism
A state of society in which diverse groups participate
Diverseness
Misnomer
An incorrect term used to describe or designate something
Mistake
Central Idea
What is overarching message or truth that is specific to a text?
Rhetoric & Purpose
What is tone?
What is reason for writing?
Structural Elements
What is sentences, transitional words, paragraphs, and chapter?
Theme
What is the central message or universal truth conveyed by a text?
Elements of an Argument
What is claim, reasons, evidence, rebuttal?
Informational Style
What is professional, formal, neutral, objective?
Thesis
What is sets up the overall structure and organization of the essay?
Conclusion
What is restating thesis statement and summarizing?
Counterclaim
What is opposing arguments in essays?
Editing
What is the step of the writing process includes correcting errors in spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuation?
Hidden Meanings
What is using textual evidence to make inferences?
Stylistic Elements
What is syntax, diction, tone, and voice?
Ethos & Pathos
Ethos persuades through credibility or authority. Pathos persuades through emotional connection.
Rhetorical Features
What is allusion, antithesis, diction, irony, parallelism, and syntax?
The Chain of Legal Reasoning
What is issue, rule, facts, analysis, and conclusion?
Types of Evidence
What is facts, definitions, quotations, concrete details, and statistics or data?
Evaluating Evidence
Make sure your sources are recent, relevant, unbiased, and sufficient.
Revising for Style
Revise for audience-appropriate tone, syntax and sentence variety, and precision of word choice.
Essay Structure
Make sure you have an attention grabbing intro, a body with reasons and evidence, and a wrapped conclusion.
Editing and Publishing
Check for misspellings and improper grammar. Make sure your essay is appropriate for your audience.