Citations
Facts About Your Professor
Rhetoric
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Essay Essentials
200

Williams explains that students prefer to take classes in-person because they like to connect with their classmates and instructor. 

Missing the year

200

What is my full-time job?

Academic advisor

200

This type of appeal uses logic & evidence

Logos

200

What is the largest country in the world by land mass?

Russia

200

The main argument of your paper

Thesis statement

400
According to Smith, "My freshman writing class was the best class I have ever taken" (2024, para. 3). 

Year of publication should go after the last name, not after the quote.

400

What graduate degree did I get?

Master of Business Administration

400

This type of appeal relies on credibility or character

Ethos

400

What is the Pythagorean Theorem used on?

Right triangles

400

These sentences connect ideas between paragraphs

Transition sentences

600

As Jones (2015) states, "All college students should go visit their academic advisor" (pg. 2).

Should be (p. 2)

600

What year did I graduate high school?

2020 (I didn't even get a prom, guys.)

600

This type of appeals targets emotions

Pathos

600

What book/movie is about a girl from Kansas?

The Wizard of Oz

600

Give three examples of a transition word/phrase

However, also, therefore, consequently, furthermore, on the other hand, additionally

800

Collins (2020) emphasizes "Basketball is the best sport in the world" (p. 11).

Missing the comma after "emphasizes".

800

How tall was I listed at on the roster? For brownie points: How tall am I actually?

6'4" and just about 6'2"

800

A counterargument should always be followed by this

Rebuttal

800

What is the strongest human muscle?

Jaw (masseter)

800

Name three things that should be included in a summary.

Article title, year of publication, author's thesis, main points, examples
1000

On page 17, Adams (2012) asserts "College is difficult if you do not learn how to ask for help."

Period goes after the quotation marks. 

1000

What was my 3PT percentage my senior year?

1000

The section of your counterargument where you acknowledge the other side has a good point.

Concede/Concession

1000

How many WNBA teams are there?

15

1000

Name two things that should NOT be in a summary.

Personal opinion, new information, quotes

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