So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Argument & Persuasion
Description
Grab Bag!
MLA
100

Name of the woman who wrote the AIDS tweet?

Justine Sacco

100

The main claim of an argumentative essay.

Thesis Statement 

100

The overall mood or emotional tone created by the description.

dominant impression

100

So You've Been Publicly Shamed - author's name (first and last)

Jon Ronson

100

This appears in the top right corner of every page with last name and page number

Running header

200

The name of the man who lied about the abuses he "witnessed" at the Apple factory. 

Mike Daisey

200

Appeal based on credibility or trust

Ethos

200

A comparison using “like” or “as.”

simile

200

The three main purposes in writing. 

Inform, entertain, persuade

200

On the first page of your paper, what 4 lines of information should be on the top, left corner?

Your name, teacher's name, class, date
300

This journalist was disgraced for fabricating quotes.

Jonah Lehrer 

300

The appeal that targets emotions.

Pathos

300

Language that isn’t literal, such as metaphors and personification

figurative language

300

The online service through the college that gives you feedback on your papers.

Brainfuse

300

MLA essays must use this line spacing

Double

400

The name of the concept where "what we believe is constantly reinforced by people who believe the same thing."

What is a "feedback loop" 

Also acceptable: feedback reinforcement 

-OR-

 echo chamber

400

The appeal based on facts, evidence, or logic

Logos

400

Description that uses the five senses.

Sensory description

400

A flaw in reasoning that weakens an argument.

Fallacy

400

The works cited page uses this type of indentation. 

Hanging

500

According to Ronson, as far as public shaming and scandals go, these people are let off the hook easier than anyone else.

Men in consensual sex scandals. 

500

A test used to evaluate information based on Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose

The CRAAP test

500

A phrase that exaggerates for effect

Hyperbole

500

The name of our classroom building and our room number.

IAC-127

Interdisciplinary Academic Center

500

What is the citation in the body of the paper called? 

In-text citation 

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