MLA Melee
This is the standard in-text, parenthetical citation.
What is (author's last name #)?
This is the number of sides a good argument has
What are multiple sides?
This is a three-lined argument with two premises and a conclusion
What is a syllogism?
This is why we want to avoid using first person pronouns in formal argumentative papers
Why do we want to avoid sounding biased?
This was the reason people started dressing up in costumes- a tradition that later inspired dressing up in Halloween costumes.
What did they do to repel evil spirits?
This is a true hanging indentation
Where does the TOP line hangs over the subsequent lines in a Works Cited citation?
This is the formula for a thesis statement
What is topic + you position (claims) on that topic?
This is the documentation of the source within the body of my paper
What is an in-text citation?
This is why we avoid using short introductory words like "well" and "now"
Why does it sound so informal?
This vegetable is part of a stinky tradition on the night before Halloween
What is cabbage?
This is where you will find a true hanging indentation
Where is the Works Cited page?
This is what the direction of an argumentative paper does for the audience
What tells the audience what you will be doing to argue your point (prove your thesis)?
This is a syllogism with a missing (not hidden) premise
What is an enthymeme?
This is what we use in place of "air quotes" in an MLA formatted paper
What is italics?
In the Halloween movies, Michael Myers' character wears a mask of this person, spray-painted white
Who is William Shatner (or James T. Kirk)?
This is everything that is bolded in a formal English composition paper
What is nothing?
This is what you have to refute in an argumentative paper
What is the opposing view?
This is what MLA stands for
What is Modern Language Association?
This is the definition of a fallacy
What is a faulty argument?
What was Halloween House?
These are five things you should NEVER put in a formal paper (should get 3 out of my listed 5)
What are first person pronouns, what are second person pronouns, what are contractions, what is slang, what are FANBOYS as intro words?
This is the expert in an argumentative paper
Which is anyone or source that shows ethos, pathos, or logos?
These are the claims we make about certain topics that we must then prove
What are assumptions?
This is what an argument needs to be considered sound
What is to be both valid and true?
This was the event that later inspired trick or treating
What was souling, to knock on doors and offer to pray or sing (or perform) for food?