Research Strategies
This is the definition we use for rhetoric.
What is the "art of persuasion"?
This is typically the first sentence of an essay, used to draw in the reader.
What is a hook?
This is where thesis statements are to be placed in an essay.
One of the most (in)famous internet challenges, this came to prominence in 2018 due to it daring people to eat pouches of laundry detergent
What was the Tide-pod Challenge?
TRUE OR FALSE: The Earth experiences summer in the months of June/July/August.
False, it depends on what hemisphere you're in! The Southern hemisphere has its summer in December/January/February
This is an emotional appeal. (Give the name as well as an example)
What is pathos?
When writing introductions and conclusions, we said it can be helpful to think of them as mirrored versions of this shape.
What is a funnel?
This is the purpose of thesis statements.
What is an essay's central claim?
One of the first viral "challenges", this consisted of eating a spoonful of a spice in under 60 seconds.
What was the cinnamon challenge?
This is the summer day that has the most daylight/shortest night.
(Note, I'll accept either the name for this day or the actual date itself)
What is the Summer Solstice, a.k.a June 20-21?
This is an appeal to reason. (Give the name as well as an example)
What is logos?
The "I" and "D" of T.I.D.E represents these concepts. (Give both)
What is "important evidence" and "detailed explanation"?
The part of your paper where the core elements of the thesis statement are defended.
What are the body paragraphs?
First going viral in 2021, this trend consisted of high schoolers stealing/vandalizing things in their schools.
What were "devious licks"?
This ominously named National Park is generally thought of as the hottest place on Earth, with a peak recorded ambient temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit!
What is Death Valley?
This is an appeal to credibility or shared values. (Give the name as well as an example)
What is ethos?
On the topic of intros and conclusions, we said intros should be increasingly _____, whereas conclusions are decreasingly _____.
What is specific/detailed?
Something that should not be the title of your summary.
What is the title of the original text?
This early YouTube web series consisted of anthropomorphic fruit, centered around a main character telling obnoxious and crude jokes.
What is Annoying Orange?
This kind of astronomical movement is what causes seasons.
What is axial tilt?
We defined this as the "context in which rhetoric is applied". It can include considerations like audience, tone, etc.
What is the rhetorical situation?
While not fulling covering the concept yet, they have been mentioned a couple times. Topic sentences go at the start of each paragraph to serve this purpose.
What is a "thesis statement for a paragraph"?
When we went over thesis statements, we went over a couple things that they SHOULDN'T have. Which is the following is NOT true:
A: Thesis Statements shouldn't be a rant.
B: Thesis Statements should be factual.
C: Thesis Statements hit a sweet-spot of specificity.
What is Answer B? (Remember that thesis statements are claims, that are not factual!)
This 2011 pop song made by Rebecca Black was so unpopular that it quickly became one of the most disliked YouTube videos ever, with multiple parodies and edits being made at the song's expense.
What is "Friday"?
Despite the 4th of July celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the colonies' actual legal independence from Britain was confirmed via the Lee Resolution on this earlier date.
What is July 2nd?