the author's word choice that conveys a particular meaning
What is tone.
100
An opinion statement; the stance an author takes on a topic.
What is a claim.
100
Counter-claims vs. no counter-claim.
What is argument vs. persuasion.
100
Example: Have you ever been in a situation where you have absolutely no idea what to do, and you are overwhelmed with making a decision that could affect your for years to come?
What is a Hook?
100
This separates two complete thoughts or ideas.
What is a semi-colon.
200
The way words are arranged; sentence structure.
What is syntax
200
Sticking to your original claim after a counter-claim.
What is rebuttal?
200
Ethos, pathos and logos used in an argument to appeal to the audience.
What are rhetorical appeals?
200
Using background information, the 5 senses, the opposite of the word and similarities and differences.
What is an extended definition?
200
This goes before a list or separates an explanation that may not be a complete thought.
What is a colon?
300
Descriptive language using the 5 senses that paints a picture in the reader's mind.
What is imagery.
300
Example: According to TIME magazine, 89.9% of seniors across the country will graduate this year.
What is logos?
300
Many doctors do stand up against using animals in testing, "I do believe that testing animals with toxins is morally wrong," said Dr. Harvard of Harvard's testing lab (Science Lab Monitor).
What is an example of cited evidence?
300
Formula: Topic+ because + 3 reasons.
What is a thesis statement?
300
The book was the best one I have read in a very long time. I will let you borrow it, but just know _______ pages are bent and it looks like it has been through a war!
What is its. (No apostrophe)
400
One is the overall meaning of the text, and one is just one word, or the topic of a text.
What is the difference between tone and mood.
400
Example: Unfortunately, the other 10.1% of seniors will either re-take classes next year, or drop out to live lives of unemployment, continuing the cycle of their parents.
What is pathos?
400
When you add evidence that is only opinion, with no facts, and some may even consider it a false claim.
What is a fallacy?
400
DRAPES is closely related to this rhetorical appeal.
What is logos.
400
Love is a battlefield.
What is a metaphor.
500
Giving human qualities to objects that are not human.
What is personification.
500
An explanation of the evidence in an argument in order to prove why the evidence is evidence.
What is a warrant.
500
Once you figure out the author's claim and you analyze the WWWF, you also have discovered the...
What is the "author's purpose?"
500
to argue, to narrate, to inform
What is the form of an On Demand?
500
The word affect is a verb, while effect is a________.