ACT English
What punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without a conjunction or capital letter?
Semicolon
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
Nick
What is it called when you appeal to the speaker's credibility and character?
Ethos
Which logical fallacy distracts from the argument by bringing up irrelevant information?
Red Herring
Where am I from?
Kaysville
A subject/noun
What is the object (seen across the bay) that represents Gatsby's hopes and dreams?
The green light
What is it called when you appeal to the reader's feelings in order to persuade?
Pathos
What fallacy is this an example of: "If we let students use calculators, soon they won't even know how to add!"
Slippery Slope
True or False: I want you all to bring me a graduation announcement next year.
TRUE!
35 minutes
Which area in the book represents wealth and old money?
The East Egg
When looking at the effectiveness of an argument, you should look for which three rhetorical strategies? (Hint: What rhetorical strategies have we learned in class?)
Ethos, pathos, and logos
Which fallacy attacks the person instead of addressing their actual argument?
Ad Hominem
Where did I go to college AND what did I major in?
Utah State; English
Name at least two of the four different passages in the ACT Reading section.
Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science
Where does Gatsby confront Tom and claim that Daisy never loved him?
The Plaza Hotel
What is it called when the speaker makes an unclear or wrong assumption/connection between ideas? (Hint: If you're trying to appeal to logos, you do NOT want to use these.)
Logical fallacies
What fallacy is this an example of: "Everyone is skipping the test review, so it must not be important."
Bandwagon
If I order food/drinks from the Edge, what do I usually order?
An energy drink
Using a comma without a conjunction to join two independent clauses is called what? (Hint: It's bad, and you don't want to do it.)
A comma splice
Which character is hit and killed by a car that Gatsby owns (but wasn't driving)?
Myrtle Wilson
What is the five-letter acronym that helps you assess reliable sources? Mrs. Stringam taught you this in our notes about reliable sources.
CRAAP
Which fallacy misrepresents an argument so that it's easier to criticize?
Straw Man
How many years have I been teaching?
4 1/2-5