General knowledge
The arcs of coherence are ideas stemming from what book/author?
Steven Pinker's Sense of Style
True or False: Contrast exemplifies what is different in the two propositions?
True
And is an example of which type of resemblance relation?
Similarity
"He got what he worked for, that is, a promotion." is an example of which kind of resemblance relation?
Elaboration
Is the phrase "Cats love to snuggle up next to a warm fireplace on a cold winter day. Similarly, dogs love to snuggle up under our blankets to avoid the harsh winter breeze" using a contrast or similarity relation?
Similarity
What are Hume's three types of connections?
Resemblance relations, Contiguity relations, and cause and effect relations.
Which of the following is not a resemblance relation of coherence: Generalization relation or Result relation?
Result relation is not a resemblance relation of coherence. It is a contiguity relation of coherence.
Alternatively is an example of which type of coherence relation?
Contrast
The phrase "She won the high school basketball game, however, she cheated and tripped a player on the other team." uses which kind of resemblance relation?
Exception
Is the phrase "Dolphins love to swim underwater for long periods of time, but they must eventually come to the surface for air." using a contrast or similarity relation?
Contrast
What is a contiguity relation?
A before and after sequence, usually with a connective between the two events.
True or False: Elaboration is a subcategory of resemblance relations?
True
Nonetheless is an example of which type of coherence relation?
Exception: exception first
The phrase "When the fish are frozen out, herons will eat other things, including crustaceans, mice, voles, and small birds." is an example of which type or resemblance relation?
Exemplification
The phrase "This winter seems like it will never end. Nonetheless, Cape Cod winters are often mild and pleasant." is an example of a generalization first or exception first relation?
Exception first
What is a resemblance relation?
A statement that makes a claim that overlaps in content with the preceding statement.
True or False: The sentence "A cat came running by me at full speed." is using a resemblance relation?
False
In other words is an example of which type of resemblance relation?
Elaboration
The phrase "The car crashed, which is to say that it hit the median and spun out before rolling into a ditch." is using which type of resemblance relation?
Elaboration
The phrase "Cape Cod winters are often mild and pleasant. Then there is this winter, the winter that never ends." is an example of a generalization first or exception first relation?
Generalization first
True or false, mechanical decisions are the only important idea in creating a coherent piece of writing?
False
True or False: The word However is an exception first coherence relation?
False, it is a exception: generalization first relation
The use of a colon (:) refers to which type of resemblance relation?
Elaboration
The phrase "He loved eating anything sweet, including candy, pie and ice cream. " uses which coherence relation?
Exemplification
Which type of coherence relation does not include explanation relations? Resemblance or Contiguity coherence relations?
Resemblance