Unit 1
To persuade into erroneous thinking; mislead
What is delude?
State of being able to make personal choices and act on them.
What is autonomy?
Expressed without unnecessary words; brief and compact
What is succinct?
Not returned or repaid in kind
What is unrequited?
An incorrect term used to describe or designate something.
What is a misnomer?
This specific information is found within a reading that is used to support claims and analysis of that text.
What is textual evidence?
The skill otherwise known as the area of persuasion.
What is Rhetoric?
Sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and sections are considered this.
What are structural elements?
The central message or universal truth conveyed by a text.
What is the theme?
The founding values and beliefs set forth by the US Constitution.
What are the constitutional principles?
Arrangement of words and phrases within a text.
What is syntax?
An essay where you synthesize, interpret and present information from a variety of credible sources.
What is a research essay?
This sparks interest in the topic and creates connections in the introduction.
What is the hook?
Type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence and, counterclaims.
What is argument?
The way you arrange your words within each sentence.
What is syntax?
The type of structure in a reading skill where the author states an opinion or judgement and offers support for it.
What is statement-support structure?
Explains or clarifies one item in terms of another on a nonliteral level.
What is figurative language?
When the author triggers the commonly shared emotions in the audience to convince the audience of the claim.
What is an appeal to pathos?
A reference to a person, object, event, or literary work that is widely recognized.
What is an allusion?
Words that give you hints to help you identify an argument’s premise.
What are indicator words?
Providing links and connections between multiple ideas, paragraphs and sentences.
What are transitions?
Two parts of the writing process to generate ideas at the beginning of the project.
What are mapping and brainstorming?
These provide links and connections between multiple ideas, paragraphs, and sentences.
What are transitional words?
An assumption in an argument.
What is a warrant?
The formatting guidelines used to format an iessay.
What is MLA?