Rhetorical Devices
a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is the other.
What is a metaphor
Font and spacing
What is 12pt Times New Roman font and double spaced?
Font size
What is legible and consistent?
I was too tired to go to the store the guys shopped for three hours and then the car broke down on the street because there was something wrong with the engine and it made the guys sad.
What is a run-on sentence?
an argument that attacks a person’s character rather than what they are saying with the intention of diverting the discussion of the person’s argument
What is Ad hominem?
A figure of speech which makes brief, even casual reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object
what is an allusion?
The thing you do to new paragraphs
The major paper sections for APA
What are the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and References?
A punctuation mark that indicates a pause between parts of a sentence
what is a comma?
A fallacy in which a conclusion that is reached is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.
What is a hasty generalization logical fallacy?
The moon smiled down on earth
What is personification
Necessary components of an in-text citation
parentheses, author's last name, and page number
Contents of a title page
title of the paper, the author's name, and the institutional affiliation, course number, instructor name, and assignment due date.
when you use a comma to join two complete sentences without placing an appropriate joining word between them
what is a comma splice?
(ex: The cat is super fluffy, it loves to nap.)
The presidential candidate said he wanted to put more money into health care, and his opponent said he wanted to dismantle the current system to the benefit of the wealthy.
What is a Straw Man?
"This is America"
What is anaphora
What you include in the top left corner of your paper
list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the due date (double spaced)
Requirements for citing in APA
Author's last name, year of publication, page number(s), Capitalized title (if including specific title in citation)
a punctuation mark used to link (in a single sentence) two independent clauses that are closely related in thought, or between items in a list or series if any of the items contain commas.
What is a semi-colon
(ex: However they choose to write, people are allowed to make their own decisions; as a result, many people swear by their writing methods.)
(ex: There are basically two ways to write: with a pen or pencil, which is inexpensive and easily accessible; or by computer and printer, which is more expensive but quick and neat)
Many people are attacking the prime minister for his inappropriate comments about women, but what about his rival, who, in 1998, was reported to have an extramarital affair?
What is a red herring?
American Psycho, Good Omens, Candide, Fight Club, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, Daria
What is a Satire?
Title, Author, Uploader, day month year, www.youtube.com/xxxxx, and the specific time in the video (if citing a specific moment)
Contents of an Abstract
page header, "Abstract", your research topic, research questions, participants, methods, results, data analysis, and conclusions
A punctuation mark that can be used to introduce words, phrases, lists of items, explanations, and elaborations. Can also be used to introduce quotations.
What is a colon
In the war on fanaticism, there are no sidelines; you are either with us or with the fanatics.
What is a false dilemma?