This word could describe my daughter's crayon drawings which unfortunately have spread out like branches across her bedroom walls.
What is "ramify"?
100
I'd use this term to describe Christmas music this time of year; it's everywhere!
What is "ubiquitous"?
100
This is the English translation of the Spanish phrase, "plata o plomo."
What is "silver or lead"?
100
When introducing a source in a paper, it's important to build up this - the reason why your reader should trust and respect the source. It's also a rhetorical appeal.
What is ethos?
100
It's the type of grammatical error in the following sentence: "I'll run to the store tomorrow, that's when I'll get my paycheck."
What is a comma splice?
200
The film critic gave the movie this kind of review; it was filled with caustic and bitter words.
What is "vitriolic"?
200
A new study has shown that a staggering 41% of of Americans can be described by this word; and without their glasses, they wouldn't be able to read it!
What is "myopic"?
200
After Scott Russell Sanders bashed his thumb with a hammer, the white scar that resulted had this distinct shape.
What is a crescent moon?
200
It's a type of logical fallacy - one where you try to use a small story to prove a larger general claim.
What is an anecdotal fallacy?
200
Its the undisguised yet inconspicuous spelling error within this very sentence.
What is "Its"? (should be "it's")
300
My brother plays Minecraft like this; I swear he plays it every single day.
What is "inveterate(ly)"?
300
This word describes the terrible sound of many middle-school band concerts.
What is "cacophony"?
300
In Annie Dillard's essay "The Chase" it's this act of childish mischief that causes the man in the black Buick to run after the kids.
What is throwing a snowball?
300
This is a logical fallacy which attacks the person making the argument, rather than the argument itself.
What is an "ad hominem" fallacy?
300
This is what you are creating when you misrepresent someone or their argument; it's quite easy to light on fire.
What is a "straw man"?
400
If this term applies to you, you might be reluctant to say so. In fact, you might be reluctant to say anything at all.
What is "reticent?"
400
A beautiful diamond and a complex argument both can be described with this word.
What is "multifaceted"?
400
According to Mark Saint Amour, this is "The 4th Literacy" - something he believes we should start teaching everyone in school.
What is the ability to write computer code or software.
400
In that infamous Sarah Mclachlan commercial (with all the shaking, teary-eyed dogs looking timidly up into the camera), they're laying this kind of rhetorical appeal on HARD.
What is pathos?
400
Unlike Works Cited and References pages, these documents are collections of sources which can stand on their own without needing to be attached to another paper or study.
What are bibliographies?
500
This term could be applied to the pumpkin pie supply at our table this Thanksgiving; there wasn't much to go around.
What is "dearth"?
500
The mayfly has this kind of lifespan - a very short one.
What is "ephemeral"?
500
In "The Inheritance of Tools", Scott Russell Sanders used this food to lure his daughter's gerbils out of the wall.
What is popcorn?
500
This makes up one of the three elements of every rhetorical situation. It's the one that describes your reason for writing - the "umph" or "spark" or reason why you write.
What is "exigence"?
500
This term describes the type (NOT the style) of citations that appear inside your paper, rather than at the end in the works cited page.