Argument & Fallacy
MLA /APA
Short Stories
Word Choice
Potpurri
100
Name and briefly define the four types of argument.
Fact/Definition Cause/Effect Value Solution/Policy
100
What do MLA for and name four disciplines that use it.
Modern Language Association Art, Music, Languages, English
100
Who is the author of "2BR02B" and what are three informal terms for the Federal Bureau of Termination?
Kurt Vonnegut Cat box Sheep Dip Goodbye Mother Kiss Me Quick Warring Blender Birdland Cannery
100
Briefly define and give three examples of "euphemism."
Nice sounding words/phrases substituted for words thought to sound harsh or dirty. Adult Entertainment Pre-owned Automobile Chemical Dependency
100
When you need to shorten a direct quote or begin in the middle of the quote and show that there was more originally, you should use this form of punctuation.
ellipsis...
200
"That parking attendant is as bad as Hitler," is an example of what fallacy?
Moral Equivalence
200
What does APA stand for and name four disciplines that use it.
American Psychological Association Psychology Biology Nursing Urban Studies
200
Nora-Lynn notices what about San's tattoo in the end of the short story?
His tattoo has started to wash off
200
Briefly define "jargon."
Specialized language used among members of a trade, profession or group.
200
In the first paragraph of a film analysis you must include what 5 important pieces of information?
Title, director, major performers, genre, and release date/year
300
"I drank bottled water and now I am sick, so the water must have made me sick," is an example of what fallacy?
post hoc ergo propter hoc
300
When you'd like to insert your own words into a direct quote, you should use ___________.
Brackets
300
In Melissa Ragsley's short story titled __________, we follow a group of young women who live a cult-like existence with San, the leader with a tattoo of ____________.
Tattoo, cassowary
300
Briefly define and give 3 examples of "slang."
Informal and sometimes private vocabulary that expresses solidarity of a group. Groovy Phat Cool Sick
300
Briefly define plagiarism and how to avoid it.
Taking/borrowing/stealing of someone else's work without proper credit by citation.
400
Name and briefly define the 5 parts of an argument.
Claim-general argument/side Data-sources used Warrant-connection between claim and data Counterclaim-opposition Rebuttal-last chance to argue the counterclaim
400
In both MLA and APA essays, you use outside sources to inform and support your argument in 5 distinct ways. What are they?
Provide background, explain terms/concepts, support claims, lend authority to arguments, anticipate countering objections
400
Kurt Vonnegut tells a tale of dystopian Earth, where population is controlled by _____________ and these three human aspects have been eradicated.
Federal Bureau of Termination requires one voluntary death for every birth, aging, illness, crime, poverty have been wiped out.
400
Briefly define and provide 3 examples of "regional expression."
Common to a group in a geographic area. Wicked Bubbler/water cooler Pop/soda Pissa
400
Briefly define the two types of common knowledge.
A fact everyone knows, something that can be found on three or more general search engines
500
Name and briefly define the three Aristotelian appeals.
Ethos (ethics/credibility) Pathos (emotions) Logos (logic)
500
Put the following information into an MLA work cited entry. Alan Smith Dancing With the Stars The New York Times October 30, 2008 2D (section/pg)
Smith, Alan. "Dancing With the Stars." The New York Times 30 Oct. 2008: 2D. Print.
500
In the end of Vonnegut's short story "2BR02B," the main character ____________ takes it upon himself to shoot who in order to save the lives of his three newborn children?
Mr. Edward K. Wheling, shoots himself, Dr. Hitz and Leora Duncan.
500
Briefly define and provide three examples of "sexist language." Examples should be the sexist term and the non-sexist term.
Language that stereotypes or demeans women or men. Chairman/Chair person Fireman/Firefighter Foreman/Supervisor Mankind/People/Humanity
500
What are the 5 ways in which you should use direct quotations properly in MLA/APA essays?
When language is especially vivid, when exact wording is needed for technical accuracy, when it is important to let the debaters explain in their own words, when the words of an authority lend weight to the argument, when the language of the sources is the topic of discussion.
M
e
n
u