Rhetoric
The author's intentions for the text.
What is the purpose?
An extreme exaggeration of a situation or idea.
What is hyperbole?
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences. It affects the clarity and readability of writing.
What is syntax?
The assumption that a relatively complex situation only offers two choices; it is an oversimplification of a situation where intermediate possibilities are not considered.
What is False Dilemma Fallacy?
This discipline is characterized by its interest in exploring the meaning, or interpretation, of things and how they reflect on the human experience.
What is the humanities?
New Historicism, Postcolonialism, and Marxism are examples of this.
An appeal to emotions.
What is pathos?
The comparison of two dissimilar ideas or objects without using "like" or "as".
What is metaphor?
A guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have.
What is inference?
An assumption that a chain of events will lead to some dire consequence for which there is insufficient evidence; similar to a non-sequitur but the conclusion is presented as an extreme --often absurd--result of initial actions or an unintended consequence that requires a greater leap in logic to connect the premise to the conclusion.
What is Slippery Slope Fallacy?
This discipline studies human behavior and interaction along with the systems and social structures we create to organise our world.
What is the social sciences?
This structure tends to be used in the natural sciences and the social sciences.
What is IMRaD?
An appeal to credibility.
What is ethos?
A comparison used to explain an idea or process.
What is an analogy?
Any object that can be read.
What is text?
Assumes an incorrect causal link based on the assumption that because one event occurred before another, the first caused the second.
What is Post Hoc Fallacy?
This discipline is interested in studying the observable phenomena in the natural world.
What is the natural sciences?
In research, this method relies on collecting numerical data and performing statistical analyses to reveal findings in research.
What is quantitative method?
The factors and situations that influence and affect the creation of a text.
What is the context?
Substituting the names of an idea or object with something closely related.
What is metonymy?
The additional meaning or nuance that a word or phrase carries beyond its literal definition. It can affect the tone and interpretation of a text.
What is connotation?
Premise attacks the person, not the issue.
What is ad hominem?
This discipline focuses on the production of practical knowledge and is characterized by hands-on training and problem-solving.
What is the applied fields?
These two documentation styles are most often used in the humanities.
What is MLA and Chicago?
The type of text that is produced.
What is genre?
The use of repetition for emphasis or effect.
What is anaphora?
A technique used in writing to express uncertainty or caution. It involves using words or phrases that soften statements or avoid making absolute claims, such as “might,” “could,” “suggests,” or “seems.”
What is hedging?
The conclusion does not logically follow the premise.
What is Non-Sequitur Fallacy?
Popular fields in this discipline are nursing and social work.
What is the applied fields.
In this language convention, the subject of the sentence is clearly presented as the person doing the action.
What is active voice?