Vocab
On guard.
What is wary?
To ease a pain or burden.
What is alleviate?
An appeal to trustworthiness that translates to “character” in English.
What is Ethos?
The philosopher who is credited for developing the Toulmin elements of argument.
Who is Steven Toulmin?
The meaning of MLA.
What is Modern Language Association?
The practice of pretending to be something one is not, insincerity
What is hypocrisy?
Favorable, promising.
What is auspicious?
An appeal to emotion that translates to “suffering” in English.
What is Pathos?
The philosopher credited with developing the classical oration of argument.
Who is Aristotle?
A thesis statement that lists all points that will be made throughout the essay.
What is a closed thesis?
A brilliantly executed plan.
What is a coup?
Kind and gentle.
What is benign?
An appeal to reasoning that translates to “the word” in English.
What is Logos?
Six different evidence types.
What are 1. current events, 2. historical information, 3. politics, 4. technology, 5. personal examples, 6. cultural observations, 7. pop culture, 8. literature, 9. science, 10. sports, etc.
A source that do not come directly from the person who experienced it; information is researched.
What are secondary sources?
False charges and malicious oral statements about someone.
What is slander?
Cunning.
What is wily?
Consideration of speaker, audience, and purpose.
What is the rhetorical situation?
The six elements of the Toulmin argument.
What are 1. claims, 2. evidence, 3. warrants, 4. backings, 5. qualifiers, and 6. conditions of rebuttal?
A source that comes directly from the person who experienced it.
What is a primary source?
Secretive.
What is clandestine?
Doubtful, of unlikely authenticity.
What is dubious?
Figures of speech that focuses syntax and word order.
What is a scheme?
The Latin terms for the classical oration.
What are 1. exordium, 2. narratio, 3. partitio, 4. confirmatio, 5. refutatio, and 6. paroratio?
The elements of a book citation.
What are 1. Author Name (Last, First), 2. Title of Source (Book Name in italics), 3. Title of Container if applicable, 4. Publisher, 5. Date of Publication, and 6. location (page number)?