Elements of An Argument
Fallacies
Rhetorical Appeals
Vocabulary
Potpourri
100
Furthermore, it should come as no surprise that "[a]ccording to 2008 figures from the Pew Research Center, 97% of today's K-12 students spend many hours each week playing video games"(Learning Math with a Video Game).
What is support/evidence?
100
Fossil fuels have caused an increase in global warming
What is post hoc?
100
The names of the three rhetorical appeals.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
100
Film footage taken from another, previously recorded, source.
What is archival footage?
100
This celebrity was the narrator for the documentary "The March of the Penguins."
Who is Morgan Freeman?
200
Reading develops a child's mind by fostering comprehension skills, increasing vocabulary, and exposing them to new worlds they might not otherwise encounter.
What is a claim?
200
More CO2 being released will cause more melting in the ice caps. This will make global temperatures increase, which could bring the Earth into a Venus-like state; where humans cannot survive.
What is slippery slope?
200
These two terms are only a letter apart. One is a popular toy from Denmark, the other a rhetorical appeal.
What are Legos and logos?
200
A set of statements, each supporting the other, that presents a position or viewpoint.
What is an argument?
200
There is an island in the Bahamas that is populated by a swimming variety of this barnyard animal.
What are pigs?
300
Join the ASPCA now and be an angel for a pet in need.
What is a call to action?
300
Unless humans are able to reduce their excessive need for technology that heavily produce CO2 emissions, humanity as we know it will not survive.
What is either or?
300
The doctor on this advertisement.
What is ethos?
300
Film footage shot by the filmmaker for the text at hand.
What is primary footage?
300
The national animal of Scotland.
What is a unicorn?
400
Noam Chomsky once said, "The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organization and participation in a meaningful society." Living in the digital age, we can see that this statement was a very optimistic prophecy.
What is the hook?
400
What is the appeal to pity?
400
What is pathos?
400
An inclination or mental leaning for or against something; prevents impartial judgment.
What is bias?
400
In Washington State, it is illegal to harass this mythical creature.
Who or what is sasquatch?
500
Critics may claim that schools should not allow students to chew gum in schools, proposing that gum is unhealthy for young people. On the contrary, many different types of gum are sugar free and have xylitol, which some evidence explains can reduce cavities by 70 percent.
What is concession and refutation?
500
Give an example of an inappropriate appeal to authority that is NOT from "The 11th Hour."
Were you right?
500
In persuasive writing, the author should list their credentials and cite their sources to raise this.
What is ethos?
500
Judgment based upon one's personal point of view, opinion, or both.
What is subjectivity?
500
The year 1752 lasted for this many months in British Territories, including what would eventually become the United States of America.
How long is 9 months?