The Art of the Argument
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"Who said that?"
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The starting point of academic writing.
What is a subject-matter problem?
100
The two places the name of the author you are citing can be placed.
What is anywhere in the sentence and in the parenthetical citation?
100
Savanna shreds on guitar therefore she is super cool.
Savanna shreds on the guitar therefore she is super cool.
100
These authors list the 12 common cognitive distortions in their text.
Who are Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt?
100
This is the number one song on the Billboard Chart right now.
What is "Franchise" by Travis Scott feat. Young Thug and MIA?
200
The writer's proposed answer to the subject-matter problem.
What is a thesis?
200
The name of summarizing part of a text.
What is paraphrasing?
200
Chloe totally beat Michael to the hotdog stand and it was awesome.
Chloe totally beat Michaela to the hotdog stand and it was awesome.
200
"The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race..."
Who is John Stuart Mill?
200
This man is the dictator of North Korea.
Who is Kim Jong-un?
300
The art of persuasion.
What is rhetoric?
300
This is the name of the citation that goes at the end of a sentence in which there is a citation.
What is a parenthetical citation?
300
I stink therefore I am.
I stink therefore I am.
300
"Now, take the Constitution according to its plain reading, and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other hand, it will be found to contain principles and purposes, entirely hostile to the existence of slavery."
Who is Frederick Douglass?
300
America was involved in this war from the year 1861 to 1865.
What is the Civil War?
400
"Many people believe 'X', but 'Y' is the correct perspective" is a basic template for this.
What is a thesis with tension?
400
This is a type of quote that is used as a sentence without any original words before or after the quote.
What is an "orphan quote"?
400
Emma can bench 500 lbs. therefore I am terrified of her and never want to mess with her.
Emma can bench 500 lbs. therefore I am terrified of her and never want to mess with her.
400
"The only remedy in our case is a dissolution of the Union!"
Who is William Llyod Garrison?
400
This author was the first to become a billionaire by selling books.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
500
The four elements that make up the structure of an essay.
What are the thesis, assertions, textual evidence, and commentary?
500
All the elements that are necessary to set up a quote.
What is author, credibility, title of the text, quote, and commentary?
500
Mitch Grant and Ayden love to go to the park and they love to push children off of swings and slides.
Mitch Grant and Ayden love to go to the park and they love to push children off of swings and slides.
500
"Truth, in the great practical concerns of life, is so much a question of the reconciling and combining of opposites."
Who is John Stuart Mill?
500
This is the country where Mount Everest resides.
What is Nepal?