Using
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
This rhetorical appeal refers to the use of emotion to persuade the audience.
Pathos
This type of fallacy refers to someone claiming only two possible options (often the most extreme options). Example:
You're either with us or against us.
Either/or aka Black and White
Writers need to know these two identifying factors to create a correct in-text MLA citation.
Author's name and page number
This part of the writing process refers to when writers read through an essay and mark major changes like removing paragraphs, adding evidence or analysis, and moving ideas around.
Revision
This theory refers to reviewing the representation of women in a text and the affect of that representation.
Feminist theory or feminism
This rhetorical appeal refers to the use of organization and facts.
Logos
This fallacy oversimplifies the opposition's argument. Example:
Everyone who owns an SUV is murdering the planet for no reason.
Strawman
Writers need to know these three identifying factors to create a correct in-text APA citation.
Author's name, the year of publication, and page number
This part of the writing process refers to when writers read through an essay and mark sentence-level changes regarding syntax and clarity errors by removing clutter and adding key terms.
Editing
This theory refers to reviewing the representation of people of color in a text and the affect of that representation.
Critical race theory
This rhetorical appeal refers to the use of credibility or expertise when persuading an audience.
Ethos
This type of fallacy refers to a conclusion based on very little or insufficient evidence. Example:
I was going to buy a new Honda, but my uncle had one back in the '70s, and it was small and noisy and very uncomfortable. I don't think I want an uncomfortable car, so I'll buy something else.
Hasty generalization
This style of formatting is used a lot in the sciences. For sources, it focuses a lot on the authors' names, years of publication, and page numbers if available.
APA style
This part of the writing process refers to when writers read through an essay and mark minor changes regarding punctuation, capitalization, and formatting.
Proofreading
This theory refers to reviewing the representation of people with disabilities in a text and the affect of that representation.
Critical disability studies
This philosopher from Ancient Greece advocated for the use of rhetoric as a learning tool.
Aristotle
This fallacy refers to attacking a person or their character rather than their argument. Example:
Hey, Professor Moore, we shouldn't have to read this book by Freud. Everyone knows he used cocaine.
Ad hominem
The following is an example of what formatting style:
Niehaus revealed that children first learn loyalty from siblings, not parental figures (157).
MLA style
This term refers to unnecessary words or phrases that do not contribute to the meaning of a sentence and can actually distract readers.
Clutter
This theory refers to reviewing the representation of economic class structures in a text and the affect of that representation.
Marxist criticism
This philosopher argued that rhetoric was dangerous because it could easily be used to manipulate people.
Plato
This fallacy refers to distracting your opponent by diverting to a related but different topic. Example:
Son: "Wow, Dad, it's really hard to make a living on my salary."
Father: "Consider yourself lucky, son. Why, when I was your age, I only made $40 a week."
Red Herring
The following is an example of what formatting style:
He revealed that children first learn loyalty from their home environment (Niehaus, 1995, p. 284).
APA style
This term refers to words, phrases, and even sometimes sentences that are used to help connect the ideas of two sentences.
Transitions
This theory refers to reviewing the representation of nature and humans' interaction with nature in a text and the affect of that representation.
Ecocriticism