The group of people a speaker or writer is trying to convince, or persuade, is referred to as this.
What is an audience?
100
This prefix most accurately means against, or opposed to.
(Hint: the film was very _____- climatic)
What is anti-?
100
This root is means "life."
What is "bio-?" e.g. biology, bioethics, biometrics, bionic
OR What is "zo-?" e.g. zoo, zoology, protozoa
100
Often found in the sciences, this five-letter suffix means "the study of."
What is "-ology."
100
This eight-letter verb means to arrange things in groups according to common traits.
What is "classify?"
200
The act of using another author's work without properly giving credit to him or her.
What is plagiarism?
200
It is appropriate that this prefix has two letters since it's meaning is also "two."
What is "bi?" e.g : bicycle, bicameral legislature, bisexual
OR
What is "di?" e.g. dialogue, dichotomy
200
The root "chron" refers to this concept.
What is "time?"
example: chronological
200
This suffix is used to signal the state of--or quality of-- something.
(Hint: The suffix is used in the definition.)
What is "-ity."
examples: clarity, unity, captivity
200
The meaning of this six letter verb is "to show," or "get across," as in an idea or point.
What is convey?
300
This term refers to the claim the author is trying to defend and support with arguments and evidence.
What is a thesis?
300
This 4-letter prefix means "all," and is commonly used in descriptions of mythical or at least non-mortal beings
as all-powerful, or all-knowing, for example.
What is "omni?"
examples: omnipotent, omniscient
300
The words incredible, credibility, and all share the root cred which means to do this in something
What is "to believe."
300
This suffix shows the nature, or quality of something and is commonly appears in geology when referring to minerals.
What is "-ite"
examples: graphite, pyrite,
300
This seven-letter noun refers to small chunk of something taken from a larger whole.
What is an excerpt?
400
These are used to give credit to authors from whom you've borrowed ideas or other materials.
(Hint: It's how you avoid plagiarism.)
What are citations?
400
This prefix means many, as in sides, wives, sounds.
What is "poly?"
400
Misanthropes and misogynists both express this feeling towards a certain group. (It is also the meaning of their shared root word miso).
What is hate or hatred?
examples: misanthrope- person who hates people, misogyny- hatred of women
400
This suffix means "like" and describes the quality, or likeness of one thing to a person, characteristic, or substance that it resembles.
What is "-ic?"
Examples, heroic, poetic, metallic.
400
Speakers and writers use these techniques to move an audience, or get a point across
What are RHETORICAL techniques?
500
Also known as a rebuttal, _______ _______ are arguments made in response to points made by a speaker's opposition.
What are counter arguments?
500
This prefix means over or high, especially in medicine.
(Hint: the acronym ADHD includes this prefix.)
What is "hyper?"
500
This root has to do with character, credibility, and conduct, and is the root of one of three categories of analyzing expository writing that go back to Socrates.
What is "eth-"?
500
This suffix means state of, or condition of, especially of a feeling, ability, or number of people.
What is "-tude?"
e.g. attitude, gratitude, multitude, aptitude.
500
This adjective describes any sort of stance or opinion which is not a influenced by personal bias.
(Hint: the opposite of subjective.)
What is "objective?"
An objective viewpoint is one that is not influenced by the holder's personal bias, but attempts to be even-handed.