This small guide, with its curly binder, is every college student's best friend when it comes to a writing reference.
What is Hacker & Sommers A Writer's Reference?
100
If feedback is not this, it will likely be of little value.
What is timely?
100
An important reason to learn about fallacies of logic is because they have the potential to do this to your arguments.
What is weaken?
100
Creating one of these before you write a paper is an excellent way to remember how you will use the reference materials you found during your research.
What is an annotated bibliography?
100
An important aspect of Simon Tam's How to Get a TED Talk is simply this.
What is being ready? (Will also accept What is having your pitch prepared?)
200
A comma in a sentence where it does not belong, which creates a run-on sentence.
What is a comma splice?
200
One of the most effective approaches to giving feedback is through the use of this technique.
What is asking questions?
200
For the fallacy known as hasty generalization, the addition of one word can usually help you avoid weakening your statement.
What is the word some?
200
According to our text, in a "long report" the introduction section will contain these 4 distinct sections.
What is Background, Problem, Purpose, and Scope.
200
Our guest speaker, Marylhurst University Board of Trustee Victor Vasquez, emphasized the need to get these right the first time.
What are Presidential Briefings?
300
This part of a formal paper is often about 100-250 words long and contains an overview of the writer's findings.
What is an abstract?
300
A good pattern to follow is to make sure constructive criticism is combined with this.
What is positive feedback?
300
The name for a fallacy that ignores complexity, and is used in connection with cause and effect assertions.
What is post hoc?
300
The largest component of a "long report" is called this.
What is the Discussion section?
300
Our guest speaker's approach to blocking out distractions while working on grant applications.
What is close the door and turn on some Black Sabbath?
400
For a parenthetical reference to multiple sources, this symbol is used in lieu of the word "and."
What is an ampersand?
400
Using this simple tool in MS Word helps capture feedback within a paper.
What is the Track Changes or Comments feature?
400
This fallacy is one that focuses attention on the messenger rather than the message.
What is ad hominem? (Asserting the messenger is a bad person)
Also will accept what is tu quoque? (Asserting the messenger is a hypocrite)
400
It is important to use headers and sub-headers in a long report in order to create an automated one of these.
What is a Table of Contents?
400
Simon Tam uses several forms of communication in his work and activism, the most impressive of which involves this.
What are TED Talks, music, and/or social media?
500
Simply put, lack of clarity regarding who said what places the writer at risk of committing this academic integrity violation.
What is plagiarism?
500
The similarity with this important management function is one reason we spend time on peer reviews.
What is a performance review?
500
This fallacy is present when an argument asserts there are only two choices. It is particularly risky with an informed audience.
What is a false dichotomy?
500
These help clarify who is saying what, establish your credibility at finding appropriate references, and make it possible for a reader to access your original source material.
What are citations?
500
The kind of business communication interacting with Simon Tam involved.