Class texts
Elements of Argument
Writing a Paper
Logical Fallacies
Grammar
100
In "Hollow Claims about Fantasy Violence," the author argues that...
What is violence in the media isn't connected to real acts of violence
100
It's the main argument
What is claim
100
Each paragraph needs one. It states the paragraph's main idea.
What is a topic sentence
100
Name the logical fallacy: Someone honked at me this morning. All Boston drivers like to honk
What is hasty generalization
100
A sentence that cannot stand on its own, doesn't contain a complete thought
What is a fragment
200
In "Do Thin Models Wrap Girls' Body Image," how does Hellmich open her argument?
What is by using quotes from a former Victoria Secret model
200
According to the Toulmin model, it's what's underlying the argument, what builds a bridge between claim and beliefs
What is warrant
200
The three elements of an introduction
What is hook, background, thesis
200
What could Barack Obama know about America? His middle name is Hussein.
What is Ad Hominem
200
A sentence containing multiple independent clauses that aren't connected, but simply juxtaposed
What is a run-on
300
In "A Movie, a Word, and my Family's Battle," Bauer criticizes the movie...
What is Tropic Thunder
300
The three logical appeals, according to Aristotle
What is ethos, logos, pathos
300
You need these to build logical connections between your paragraphs
What is transitions
300
Drunk driving is wrong because it's illegal
What is begging the question
300
Name two ways to fix a fragment
What is fusing it to another sentence with a comma or nothing, adding words to make a complete thought
400
In his first victory speech, Barack Obama uses the example of a 106-year old woman. Her name is...
What is Ann Nixon Cooper
400
Name three elements from the classical model of argument
What is claim, background for the claim, support for the claim, counter-claims, refutation, closing
400
There are three things you need to do when using direct in-text citation.
What is using quotation marks, giving the author's name, and the page number
400
If we legalize abortion, women will start killing their gown children too, which will lead to the extinction of the human race
What is slippery slope
400
Name two ways to fix a run-on
What is separating parts with a period, a semi-colon, adding a coordinating conjunction
500
In his essay on torture, Dershowitz argues that...
What is if we're going to have torture, it might as well be in a legal frame
500
Name the two types of logical reasoning you can use when making an argument
What is induction and deduction
500
Reformulating a specific passage in your own words, while respecting the content but changing the language
What is paraphrasing
500
Calling a White person a "cracker" is offensive. Would you call a Black person the "n-word"?
What is false analagoy
500
Name four coordinating conjunctions
What is but, or, and, so, nor, for, yet
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