Argument
Potpurri
Formatting
Punctuation etc.
What does it all mean?
100
Name the fallacy: This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. In other words, you are rushing to a conclusion before you have all the relevant facts.
Hasty Generalization
100
What is plagiarism, how do you avoid it?
Borrowing someone else's work/ideas/images without giving proper credit. Use citations and reference/work cited pages to avoid this academic atrocity.
100
In and in-text citation, the period goes ________ the parenthesis in all cases except...
After the parenthesis in all cases except when longer quotes are set off/block quotes
100
True or False: Months, holidays and days of the week should be abbreviated in formal essay.
False
100
What in the world is a working bibliography?
A collection of sources used in the writing process of your essay, organized with both source information (author, date, publication) and a brief summary of the source.
200
Name and briefly define 2 argument claims
Fact/Definition Cause and Effect Value Solution/Policy
200
The muralist of 2BR02B takes his own life at the end the story, why?
He cannot rationalize living in this world of "perfection" and therefore, would rather sacrifice himself for someone else to live.
200
MLA stands for what?
Modern Language Association
200
True or False: You should avoid abbreviating personal names in a formal essay.
True
200
EPICAC is named after what and for what reason?
Ipecac, syrup used to induce vomiting. EPICAC ingests information and then spews out the answer.
300
What is a circular argument?
This fallacy restates the argument rather than actually proving it.
300
If you are worried about the grade you may receive on an essay, the best way to both get help and increase your grade by at 5 points, is by________
Visiting the Writing Center
300
What is an abstract?
It is a brief summary of the most important issues of your essay.
300
The muralist matter of factly states that the dirty rag is a more honest symbol of society than the faces in the mural on the wall. What does he mean?
The rag is dirty, contaminated and imperfect. As much as the "important people" believe that their society is perfect, the mere fact that suicide is equivalent to birth in order to control population is unthinkable.
400
The following is an example of what fallacy? "That parking attendant who gave me a ticket is as bad as Hitler."
Moral equivalence
400
Name three useful "invention" techniques used in the writing process.
Branching/Brainstorming Listing Outlining Drafting Researching Revising
400
Name 4 disciplines that use MLA
English/Languages Music Philosophy Journalism History
400
When using abbreviations for organizations and government agencies, make sure to do what first is the abbreviation is not commonly known?
Write out the whole name first and then continue the paper with the proper abbreviation.
400
What is a block quote? When and how is it used?
A direct quote taken from a source of at least 4 lines long. It must be set off from the rest of the essay by 1 inch margins from the left, still double spaced and no quotation marks at the beginning or end. Should still have citation at end with period before the citation.
500
This fallacy is a conclusion based on the premise that if A happens, then eventually through a series of small steps, through B, C,..., X, Y, Z will happen, too, basically equating A and Z. So, if we don't want Z to occur, A must not be allowed to occur either.
Slippery Slope
500
Why should you paraphrase rather than direct quote?
Direct quotes are more for vivid language, numbers and statistics, and for the sake of lending authority through language. Paraphrasing should be used to summarize all information that does not benefit from exact language.
500
What is a thesis and where is it most commonly located?
The point or central idea of your essay, it is located at the end of your introductory paragraph.
500
True or False: The article of a journal should be italicized in the reference page of an APA paper.
False, the journal title is italicized, not the article title.
500
Thelma slices open her tongue at the end of the story, for what reason?
She wants to rid herself of the one thing that gets her into trouble.
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