A-Z Terms
Sentence Structure
Rhetorical Appeals
Selections on Education
Toulmin Model
100
a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms
What is an oxymoron
100
a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
What is a complex sentence
100
Emphasis on shared values between the speaker and the audience ex. When a parent speaks to other parents in the same community, they share a concern for their children's education or well-being.
What is appeal to ethos
100
Author who believes high schools should incorporate more challenging books into their reading lists
Who is Francine Prose (I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read)
100
the position being argued for; the conclusion of the argument
What is a claim
200
"But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will and drown your sisters and brothers at whim; when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters;...when you are forever fighting a degenerating sense of "nobodiness."
What is an anaphora
200
The women moved through the streets as winged messengers, twirling around each other in slow motion, peeking inside homes and watching the easy sleep of men and women."
What is a cumulative sentence
200
ethos, pathos, logos
What are Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals
200
An author who encouraged simplifying life and creating individuality
Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson (Education)
200
Exceptions to a claim; description of counter-examples and counter-arguments
What is a rebuttal/reservation
300
A negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information
What is propaganda
300
"Often, after filling several notebooks with dozens of interviews, reading several books, diving into all manner of research materials, and making research trips, when I sit down to write, I do so without looking at my notes at all."
What is a periodic sentence
300
An argument that is generally propagandistic in purpose and more polemical than persuasive
What is appeal to emotion (pathos)
300
Author who urged readers to excel above peers, teach themselves, and advance in education quickly
Who is Sherman Alexie (Superman and Me)
300
A common warrant that assumes what is true of a well chosen sample is likely to hold for a larger group or population, or that certain things consistent with the sample can be inferred of the population.
What is an argument based on generalization
400
Placement of two things side by side for emphasis
What is juxtaposition
400
A word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence
What is a fragment
400
Where the writer often establishes ethos
What is the introduction of an argument
400
Author who shows the country's feelings on valedictorian issues in schools in an unbiased way
Who is Margaret Talbot (Best in Class)
400
chains of reasoning that connect the grounds and reasoning to the claim
What is a warrant
500
"We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us." - Henry David Thoreau
What is an antimetabole
500
"Morbid curiosity is an occupational hazard for a writer, I suppose, but I've never been bothered by it before."
What is a compound sentence (joined by coordinating conjunctions)
500
A method of appealing to logos
What is to acknowledge a counterargument
500
Author who takes a stand on what the real purpose of education is and tells whose duty it is to teach this education
Who is James Baldwin (A Talk to Teachers)
500
A common warrant given the notion that certain types of evidence are symptomatic of some wider principle or outcome. ex. skulls are a sign of death
What is an argument via sign/clue
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