Vocabulary
Preferring one idea or thing to another in an unfair way
Bias
Concessive clauses (although, much as, etc.) are often accompanied by contrastive clauses, such as...
Nevertheless, however, on the other hand, etc.
Anecdotal evidence is evidence provided by... and is considered...
someone who has personal experience with a subject; generally unreliable or poorly sourced
The main claim or argument of a text is known as the...
Thesis statement
True or False: my full name is William Thomas Sukraw
False - my full name is Will Thomas Sukraw
Interfere
If "friction increases temperature" shows an example of a transitive verb, what would be an intransitive verb?
Exist, occur, look, appear, etc.
The sentence "Clearly, fracking is only being pushed aggressively forward due to the vast profits dubious associations can gain..." is an example of what?
Bias
True or false: the thesis of an argument should be found within the first two (introductory) paragraphs.
True - the introduction of an argumentative/informative text should present its thesis (main idea) well in the beginning.
What state am I from in the U.S.?
Arkansas (bonus +100 if you know the city)
A substance used to stick bricks together
Mortar
The passive voice is used to...
Give importance (focus) to the action (verb) of the sentence and not the actor (subject).
Currency - age
Reliability - one time study? who conducted it?
Validity - sample size? constant?
Relevance - is the evidence pertaining to the subject?
True or false: the concluding paragraph of a text should not repeat the thesis statement.
False - the conclusion of an argumentative text should restate - in convenient terms - the thesis or main idea of its body.
True or False: I have family in Brazil.
False
Describing something that must be kept a secret
Confidential
The sentence "Supposing your company decides to change the system, how will you cope?" is an example of what?
Conditional Language
Jumping to conclusions based on poor inductive reasoning would be an example of which logical fallacy?
Hasty Generalization (i.e. they said X, so it's true)
True or False: This sentence contains an example of the Oxford Comma?
"My mom needs bread, eggs, and milk from the store."
True - an Oxford or Serial Comma is the optional comma in a listed series of three or more items or actions.
(i.e. "I went to the store, washed the dishes, and made dinner" vs. "I went to the store, washed the dishes and made dinner.")
True or False: my favorite color is orange
True
The process by which the surface of land or rock is gradually destroyed by the action of water, wind, rain, etc.
Erosion
This list is an example of what?
"Benefits include bigger houses, better schools, and lower crime rates."
Parallel Strutcure
Attacking a person's appearance or character in an argument is called...
Ad Hominem
True or False:
The following is an example of a comma splice
"We were out of milk, I went to the store."
True - a comma splice is a comma between two independent clauses & should be substituted for either a period (.), a semi-colon (;) or a comma and a conjunction (i.e. , so)
22 (+200 if you know my birthday)