Critical Thinking
The tendency to find, interpret, and recall information that supports one's prior beliefs.
Confirmation bias.
A verb is...
"It means" is more appropriately phrased in this way.
"This means" or "In other words"
A "hook" can be useful because...
It helps capture the reader's attention.
Edit the following error: "Critical thinking is Important now more than ever."
"important" should start with a lower case "i"
Spread rapidly by internet users, these small units of information can be dangerous.
Memes.
Correct the following: "Recently, the class is become difficult."
"Recently, the class has become difficult."
How might a writer's "voice" come through on the page?
Through vocabulary choices, sentence structure, etc.
One feature of a good topic sentence is...
It contains the main idea of a paragraph. It connects with the overall thesis of the essay.
"The library is having it's annual fundraiser" should be corrected as...
"it's" should be "its"
According to Adichie, the danger of a single story is this...
Stereotyping.
The comma in this sentence goes where? "Determined to get the job done we worked all weekend."
Determined to get the job done, we worked all weekend.
Correct the word choice in the following: "Cooking is a famous pastime."
"Cooking is a popular pastime."
A thesis is usually found where in the essay?
At the end of the introduction.
What word is missing from the following: "Even it takes a lot of time, it is worth studying hard."
"if"
An example of a type of untrustworthy online sources is.
A business's website, a medium post by a non-expert.
Correct the following: "Laurie is a little confuse."
"Laurie is a little confused."
"In this essay I will discuss two articles" is usually a necessary or unnecessary phrase?
Unnecessary.
The answer to the question "so what?" is often found in this part of the essay.
Conclusion.
Revise the following. "CNN is broadcasting the debates. With discussions afterward."
"CNN is broadcasting the debates with discussions afterward."
Keats' concept of negative capability can be described as...
An openness to uncertainty, an unbiased attitude toward learning.
Does punctuation at the end of quoted passage go inside or outside of the quotation marks?
Punctuation always goes inside quotation mark, "like this."
Name three verbs, other than "said" that can be used to convey what an author has written.
Argues, shows, points out, reveals, demonstrates, implies, etc. etc.
Where in the essay does the "works cited" list belong?
At the very end.
Correct two of three errors in the following: "Threw this research, I have learned, many useful information."
"Through this research, I have learned a lot of useful information."