Persuasive Writing
Rhetorical fallacies
Revising and Editing
Research and Citations
Connotations and Denotations
100
The central idea, claim, or argument in an essay.
What is a thesis
100
A failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid. Faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument.
What is a rhetorical fallacy
100
What change, if any, should be made: "For example, I knowed I did not have much capital—or funds for starting a business."
What is change knowed to knew
100
The number of main citation styles
What is 3 (MLA, APA, and Chicago)
100
The emotions and associations connected to a word.
What is connotation
200
The organization or structure of a typical essay
What is an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusions
200
Attacks the person and not the issue
What is an Ad hominem meaning "against the person"
200
What change needs to be made? "I started with a handful of videos that showed strategies for conquering bosses, accessing new levels, and how to score maximum points."
What is change "how to score" to "scoring".
200
The most common style of citing for Humanities courses and papers.
What is MLA Modern Language Association
200
"Confident, Secure, Proud, Egotistical" all share the same ________.
What is denotation?
300
What part of the essay is this considered: "Ghandi famously said, 'Be the change you wish you see in the world.'"
What is a hook
300
Creates the impression that everybody is doing it and so should you
What is a band-wagon
300
What change, if any, needs to be made "Today, I run a successful company that employs forteen people."
What is change forteen to fourteen
300
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own without proper citation.
What is plagiarism
300
The word you can change to switch the connotation of the sentence: "Every morning my neighbor takes his mutt to the park. It always barks loudly when leaving the building."
What is mutt (negative)
400
The following is an example of a what?: "Americans should eliminate the regular consumption of fast food because the fast food diet leads to preventable and expensive health issues, such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.”
What is a thesis
400
This situation is an example of what? "You believe that those who receive welfare should submit to a drug test, but your friends argue to you that the idea is crazy and no one accepts it. You decide to change your position based on their beliefs."
What is bandwagon
400
What change should be made? "Then, in my sophomore year, I registered for mr. Gibson's business management course."
What is change mr. to Mr.
400
The humanities citing style places emphasis on _________ by placing it first in the citation.
What is authorship/author
400
Which has the most negative connotation; Childlike, Youthful, Childish, Young
What is "Childish"
500
How do you conclude a persuasive essay?
What is restating the thesis and adding some worldly advice and a call-to-action?
500
“I have worked hard to help eliminate criminal activity. What we need is economic growth that can only come from the hands of leadership.” Is an example of what?
What is red herring (presents an irrelevant topic to divert attention away from the original issue)
500
What change, if any, needs to be made "At the age of seventeen I am one of the most successful business owners in my community."
What is add a comma after seventeen
500
True or False; This is the correct way to cite a printed text "Jans, Nick. The Last Light Breaking: Life among Alaska's Inupiat Eskimos. Alaska Northwest Books, 1993.print."
What is TRUE
500
Organize the list into negative, positive, and denotation -There are over 2,000 vagrants in the city. -There are over 2,000 people with no fixed-address in the city. -There are over 2,000 homeless in the city.
What is 1)negative There are over 2,000 vagrants in the city. 2)neutral There are over 2,000 people with no fixed address in the city. positive 3)There are over 2,000 homeless in the city.
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