Vocabulary To Know
What is the definition of personification?
What is giving inanimate objects or animals human-like characteristics
What is a logical fallacy?
What is an error in the reasoning of an argument
What is a logical reasoning?
What is the thinking process a writer has to BUILD UP their ARGUMENT
What is a rhetorical device?
What is a writing or speaking technique that helps to make arguments more persuasive
What is the definition of Author's Purpose?
The main reason an author writes a text
What is the definition of a metaphor?
What is comparing two things without using the words "like" or "as"
What is an Ad Hominem Fallacy?
What is a personal attack (An attack on or criticism of someone’s character rather than the logic or content of the argument)
What is inductive reasoning?
What is
Known as PATTERNS and PREDICTIONS
Think of INDUCTIVE reasoning like a scientist guessing what might be true by looking at lots of little clues.
You start off with a SPECIFIC observation and end up with a GENERAL CONCLUSION
What is the most popular type of rhetorical device used in writing?
What is figurative language
What are the three types of author's purposes we studied this quarter?
What is
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is the definition of syntax?
What is sentence structure (how a sentence is written)
What is a circular reasoning fallacy?
What is ideas as proof (The use of an argument’s conclusion as a premise for proving the argument)
What is deductive reasoning?
What is
Known as the LOGIC PUZZLE
Think of DEDUCTIVE reasoning as solving a puzzle. “It Makes Sense!”
Deductive reasoning starts off with a GENERAL STATEMENT and ends with a SPECIFIC CONCLUSION
The conclusion is TRUE
"When authors ask questions not because they expect an answer but to make a point" This is known as what?
What is a Rhetorical Question
When an author's purpose is to persuade it means the author is trying to _______________ the reader.
What is convince
The word evolve comes from the Latin word ēvolvere, which means “to unroll, unfold, or open.” Based on this information, what does evolving mean
What is to improve
What is a red-herring logical fallacy?
What is a distractor (A tactic that is used to distract from an argument by avoiding key issues or ignoring opposing views)
What is Abductive Reasoning?
What is
Known as FILLING IN THE GAPS
Think of ABDUCTIVE reasoning as being a detective and filling in missing pieces of a puzzle.
You have to make the BEST PREDICTION
IT MAY BE TRUE
"The river whispered secrets to the trees as it meandered through the forest, its gentle murmurs carrying tales of ancient wisdom." What type of rhetorical device is being used here?
What is personification
When an author's purpose is to inform it means the author is trying to _______________ the reader.
What is teach/educate
The word computer comes from the Latin word computare which means “to calculate or reckon.” Based on this information, what does the word computing mean
What is performing calculations
What is a strawman fallacy?
What is the fake out
Oversimplifying someone’s viewpoint
Misrepresenting their viewpoint on purpose
Changes the subject by replacing the original argument with something easier to knock down
Jennifer always leaves for school at 7:00 a.m. Jennifer is always on time. Jennifer assumes, then, that if she leaves at 7:00 a.m. for school today, she will be on time. What type of reasoning is used here?
What is inductive reasoning
"The classroom was a beehive of activity, buzzing with eager minds and the constant hum of learning." What TWO rhetorical devices are being used in this sentence.
What is a metaphor and onomatopoeia
When an author's purpose is to entertain it means the author is trying to _______________ the reader.
What is grab the readers attention