Synthesis & Argument
According to the rubric, the thesis statement must be this.
What is defensible?
What is warrant or commentary?
A bold statement, a quote, a statistic, a thought-provoking question are all examples of these.
What is a grabber?
This explains the circumstances of the topic
What is the contextualizing blurb?
What are should not, do not, does not, is not, must not, never?
These words indicate the organization of the piece.
What are transitional words?
One of the sources will be this.
What is an image?
This immature phrase needs to be reworded with something more sophisticated.
What is "in the text it says"?
What is the rubric itself?
List two words or phrases that could turn a supporting claim into a qualifying claim.
What are granted that, to a large extent, on condition that, if, if only, provided that, given that, as long as, for the most part, in many situations, to the extent that, but, etc.
This is what you create when you explain how your evidence supports your claim.
What is warrant?
Name three types of images.
What are photos, drawings, political cartoons, schedules, graphs, maps, agendas, polls, routes, etc.?
The rubric accounts for four varieties of sophistication: complexities, vivid language, broader context, and _________ ____________.
What are rhetorical choices?
What are support, refute, and qualify?
Turn this into a qualifying claim:
We should report the homeless.
We should report the homeless if they present a threat to themselves or others.
We should report the homeless provided that our motive is to get them help or support.
This is the only difference between the argument and synthesis.
What are provided sources?
The number of minutes suggested to write a Synthesis essay.
What is 55?
A little story, or ____ , can make for a nice grabber.
What is an anecdote?
These go over the source
What are introductory information and a works cited in a box?
In the chain of CLAIM-EVIDENCE-WARRANT, this one does not come from you in the Synthesis.
What is evidence?
Rhetor, Purpose, and Audience comprise this shape and theory.
What is the Rhetorical Triangle?
What is pathos?
List two transitions that show sequence without a number.
What are next, then, following, now, after, subsequently, finally, consequently, previously, thus, therefore, hence?
This is how long you have to do all of Section II on the APLAC exam.
What is two hours and 15 minutes?
This rhetorical appeal will be easier to create in a synthesis where expert opinions may be provided.
What is ethos?