Argumentative Appeals
This is a means of persuasion that uses logical reasoning and concrete facts.
What is Logos?
Our first paper examining a work of persuasive art was an example of this.
What is rhetorical analysis?
This one or two-sentence declaration gives the main idea of your paper and lays out a "road map" of subtopics for readers to follow.
What is a thesis statement?
This format style, despite having "modern" in the name, is the oldest of the three, with nine editions under its belt so far.
What is MLA?
Logos, Ethos, and Pathos are collectively known as _______.
What are Argumentative Appeals (or Aristotle's Appeals)?
"A frightened dog sits in a dark, cold garage" is an example of this type of appeal.
What is Pathos?
Rather than "Action," "Drama," or "Comedy," _____ refers in our class to the occasion (i.e., purpose) of your writing.
What is genre?
In our class, this modern language tool is permitted in certain situations, so long as you document its use as described on the syllabus.
What is Chat GPT?
Chicago style papers use this method of attributing sources rather than traditional in-text citations.
What are footnotes?
Researchers aim for "objectivity" and try to avoid this quality, even though it is an inherent part of the human experience.
What is bias?
A poster of Taylor Swift holding a McDonald's hamburger is making this type of appeal.
What is Ethos?
Historical research typically isn't considered to be this kind of writing, unless it is propaganda or seeks to instill a lesson from the past.
What is persuasive writing?
You should anticipate the most significant of these from oppositional readers, responding to them in good faith near the end of your paper.
This abbreviation, which stands for "and others," should be used for in-text citations of sources with three or more authors.
What is "et al."?
This logical fallacy is a common basis of superstitious thinking, such as the belief that your football team will lose unless you wear your "lucky" jersey.
What is the Post Hoc fallacy (or the False Cause fallacy)?
"Ethos" doesn't just refer to ethical arguments; it is first and foremost a way to build this in the eyes of your audience.
What is Credibility?
Responsible historians benefit from a degree of presentism, but should avoid _____, which wrongly attributes modern thinking to historical subjects.
What is anachronism (or anachronistic thinking)?
This type of feedback goes beyond simply saying what you did or didn't like about a peer's writing, requiring you to explain why an element works and how a flaw might be improved.
What is constructive feedback (or constructive criticism)?
This approach to writing paragraphs asks you to first define the context or situation, then introduce a piece of supporting logic, and finally cite and explain your evidence.
What is the DICE Method?
This grading category on all three of our major papers considers your diction, vocabulary, and overall mastery of language.
What is Style?
This type of "data" uses individual stories to appeal to readers' empathy and emotions (i.e., Pathos).
What is an anecdote?
This type of study takes its name from two Greek roots meaning "self" and "group, tribe, or nation."
What is an autoethnography?
Rather than a linear process (where you first outline, then draft, and finally revise your paper), our class encourages a ______ approach, with multiple chances to brainstorm, freewrite, and revise in no particular order.
What is recursive?
This is how you would in-text cite the following source in APA:
Raúl Rodríguez, and Harry Targ. (2015). US Foreign Policy towards Cuba: Historical Roots, Traditional Explanations and Alternative Perspectives. International Journal of Cuban Studies, 7(1), 16–37.
What is (Rodríguez & Targ, 2015)?
A well-written paper makes use of this element to make important points, emphasize transitions, and break up the monotony of long, repetitive sentences and paragraphs.
What is variety?