AICE Rules
General Knowledge
Paper #2
The HAND/PEEL
Rhetoric
100
In AICE writing you can not use ________ and ________ as they will cause informal register.
Contractions and Personal Pronouns
100
What is the name for the degradation of the environment due to the greenhouse gas effect?
Global Warming
100
How many marks is your Paper #2 exam worth?
50 marks.
100
What is the HAND?
The HAND is a tool used to generate ideas for essay topics.
100
What is the primary purpose of logos in persuasive writing speaking?
To use stats, facts, and logic to persuade readers.
200
When writing an essay for AICE what is the MINIMUM word requirement as outlined by AICE?
600 words.
200
What are the three branches of the United States Government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
200
If a paper #2 question asks for you to write in continuous prose, what must you do?
Write in complete sentences in paragraph form.
200
What is the acronym you should utilize to help build your body paragraphs?
PEEL.
200
What type of rhetoric does the AD below employ and how is this accomplished?
The AD uses ethos by bringing in Kobe Bryant as a celebrity/athlete endorsement for Vitamin Water.
300
How much time do you receive for paper #1?
How about paper #2?
Paper #1 - 75 minutes
Paper #2 - 1 hr 45 minutes
300
What is the name of the medical condition that mostly affects athletes due to a large number of concussions?
CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy)
300
If you are provided with additional information for section A, what questions can the additional information help you answer?
It can help you answer all the questions in section A potentially.
300
What does PEEL stand for?
Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link
300
If a speaker uses personal anecdotes, testimonials, or vivid storytelling to evoke emotions in the audience, which rhetorical appeal are they employing?
Pathos
400
When supporting an argument through writing you must include _________ to back up your claim.
Evidence
400
What musician famously championed the concert for AIDS relief in the 1980's bringing awareness of the disease to a global scale?
Freddie Mercury from Queen
400
If a paper #2 question asks you to "Answer in about 50 words." What is the rule for responding to this question?
Your response must be 50 words or less.
400
Using PEEL and the HAND will help to focus the ________ of your essay.
Scope/Direction/Focus
400
What type of rhetoric does an AD employ if they suggest people to "Call Now!" or "Act Now!"
Kairos
500
What month(s) are our AICE exams in?
April/May
500
What is the acronym for a fairly new gene-editing science that scientist are utilizing to edit strands of DNA?
CRISPR
500
If a question in paper 2 asks you to identify problems and explain them for 6 marks. How many different problems must you identify and explain for full credit?
THREE different problems with explanations for full credit.
500
Name all five fingers on the HAND.
Science/Technology, Environmental, Political/Gov, Social, Entertainment.
500
If you were writing an essay about Climate Change and you wanted to utilize rhetoric to make an impact at the end of your essay, what type of rhetoric would be best to employ with this topic?
Kairos - Act now or the climate will be devastated for years to come.