Argumentation
What makes an argument logically sound?
What is it draws logical conclusions from the evidence provided?
How often should you zoom out in your body paragraphs?
After EACH piece of evidence!
What is - Characterization, Claim, Change, Conflict
What is scapegoating?
-Persuading by blaming problems on one individual or group
What is Andy?
Can a text have generalizations and still be sound?
What is yes - if they back their generalizations up with relevant and sufficient evidence?
What needs to be included in your introduction paragraph?
-Titles and author's of both texts
-Thesis statement
When something unexpected happens in a text that is the opposite of what is supposed to happen.
What is Irony?
What is loaded language?
-Appeals to audience’s emotions
-Stirs up powerful images to uplift or scare people
How many pieces of EV do you need per body paragraph?
What is 2 pieces of EV
What does it mean to have sound evidence?
What is there is enough of it and that it directly supports the claim being made?
What needs to be included in your body paragraphs?
-Argument
-Evidence with context
-Zoom out (2 sentences)
-Evidence with context
-Zoom out (2 sentences)
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is allegory?
What is strawman fallacy?
Persuading by setting up an oversimplified version of your opponent’s argument and knocking it down with your own
What is Ms. Van Houten's pet?
What is a cat :3 *MEOW MEOW*
What does it mean for a text to be bias?
What is it only represents the author's viewpoint and/or it misrepresents the opposing viewpoint's argument?
What needs to be included in your conclusion paragraph?
-"So what?" Statement
-Restated thesis statement
What is Oppressed
What is the simple solution fallacy?
Providing simple solutions to complex problems to gain reader's support and show them 'the way'
What ideas need to be included in your zoom outs for essays that are asking you to contrast the strength of the author's argument?
What is the argumentation technique that is used or missing and its impact on the author's argument?
Why is an argument that refutes the counterclaim stronger than an argument that addresses the counterclaim?
An argument that refutes the counterclaim is stronger than an argument that addresses the counterclaim because it in addition to acknowledging the opposite side, the refutation also proves the opposite side wrong, which strengthens their argument even more
For essays that are asking you to contrast the strength of author's arguments, what must you include in your argument sentence?
The author's claim on the topic, the argumentation techniques used by or missing from the author, and if they strengthen or weaken the author's claim (or if this makes the author's claim stronger or weaker than the other text's)
What is a synonym for counterclaim?
-opposing claim
-opposite viewpoint
-counter argument
-counter statement
What is the plainfolk fallacy?
-Appeals to common people
-Attempts to create a bond between speaker and audience
Who is the longest standing teacher at our school?
Mr. Salerno