Rhetoric
APA Citations
APA Formatting
Proposals
Commas
100

This rhetorical appeal uses logic and reasoning to persuade the audience.

What is logos?

100

In addition to author and year, this element is required in an in-text citation for a direct quote.

What is a locator (page or paragraph number)?

100

This vertical spacing is required for all parts of an APA-style essay.


What is double spacing?

100

This section of a proposal essay presents the problem.

What is the Problem section?

100

A comma is used before this type of word in a compound sentence.

What is a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, so, yet)?

200

This rhetorical appeal relies on emotions to connect with the audience.

What is pathos?

200

The abbreviation for an article with no known publication date

What is n.d.?

200

The first line of each paragraph should be formatted this way in APA.

What is indented?

200

This part of a proposal essay provides evidence for why the solution will work.

What is the Justification?

200

This comma rule applies to a sentence like this: In conclusion, xyz.

What is an introductory element?

300

This rhetorical appeal establishes the speaker's credibility and trustworthiness.

What is ethos?

300

This goes in the author's place for citations and references when there is no author or group author.

What is title of the article?

300

This horizontal spacing formatting technique is used for reference entries.

What is a hanging indent?

300

This section addresses objections and alternative perspectives.

What is the Rebuttal or Counterargument?

300

This kind of comma is required when a series has three or more items

What is an Oxford or serial comma?

400

This ancient philosopher is known as the "Father of Rhetoric" and developed the three rhetorical appeals.

Who is Aristotle?

400

This Latin term means "and others" and is used in citations only when there are more than two authors.

What is et al.?

400

This element on page 1 is repeated on page 2

What is the title?

400

This section outlines the key ideas behind the proposed solution.

What is the Solution?

400

A dependent clause can start or end a sentence. It requires a comma on one but not the other. (A dependent clause starts with a word like "while," "during," or "because" and has a subject and predicate but not the main subject or predicate.)

What is when the dependent clause starts a sentence?

500

The rhetorical triangle includes these three elements.

What are logos, pathos, and ethos?

500

What is the only citation instance where the citation goes after the punctuation?

What are block quotes?

500

Level 1 headings for main topics including the Conclusion have this formatting

What are centered, bold, and Title Case?

500

This section wraps up the key ideas and includes a call to action.

What is the Conclusion?

500

Commas should be placed here when there is a city and state or state and country in the middle of a sentence.

Where is before and after the state or country? (example: Detroit, Michigan, has several big hospitals.)

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