Unit 1
Suited to or belonging in the everyday world; commonplace
What is prosaic?
Causing harm or destruction
What is deleterious?
State of being always in existence or present
What is omnipresence?
To interpret something in a specific way
What is construe?
Full of, abounding
What is rife?
The author presents a cause or causes for an event and supports that view, or the author presents possible effects of an event and supports that view
What is a cause and effect structure?
One independent clause with at least one dependent clause
What is a complex sentence?
Does when a source was written fall under accuracy, credibility, or relevancy of evidence?
relevancy
A reference to a text or real-life event
What is an allusion?
The underlying assumption about societal values that makes the argument persuasive
What is a warrant?
Technical words specific to a field
What is jargon?
How would you use an in-text citation on a source with more than two authors?
(First author alphabetically by last name et al).
Where does the thesis statement go in an essay?
At the end of the introductory paragraph
Above all, what should a claim always be?
Arguable
When a writer incorrectly connects two independent clauses with a comma
What is a comma splice?
Which common text structure is used in this sentence?
Many people in the healthcare field have been inspired by medical dramas, therefore medical dramas increase interest in medicine.
cause and effect structure
Harry says the sentence below is a compound sentence, while Patricia says that it is a complex sentence. Who is correct and why?
Running along the prairie, the buffalo searched for food.
Patricia is correct as complex sentences include one independent clause and one dependent clause, as "Running along the prairie" does not have a subject, it is a dependent clause.
What is wrong with this evidence?
A 1964 study done on patients who had lobotomies showed that their mental health significantly improved after the procedure.
It is outdated and thus irrelevant.
When the androids in Detroit: Become Human fought for equality, what was it alluding to?
The American Civil Rights Movement
What is the warrant in the argument about the fourth amendment applying to smartphones?
The assumption that people's privacy is important to them
What is another word for the fancy words specifically apply to physical education
The fitness gram pacer test is a multistage aerobic capacity test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues.
Jargon. Most people would not know what aerobic capacity is other than people well versed in physical education.
What is wrong with this in-text citation?
(Marsh and Caulfield 87).
What is wrong with this introductory paragraph?
Mass Effect is the best video game because of its graphics, well-developed characters, and storyline. What comes to mind when someone asks what makes a good video game? Many people value different things when it comes to games, but there are some common aspects that most people agree would make a great game.
The thesis statement is at the beginning of the paragraph.
What is wrong with this claim?
Until Dawn is a game.
It is not arguable, as no one can disagree that Until Dawn is a game.
How could this sentence be fixed?
Life is Strange 2 is a commentary on police brutality and racism against Hispanic Americans as well as being an adventure game, Dontnod specifically explored the Pacific Northwest as the basis for their game.
Add a period. Life is Strange 2 is a commentary on police brutality and racism against Mexican-Americans as well as being an adventure game. Dontnod explored the Pacific Northwest as the setting for this game.