Logical Fallacies (ID and Explain)
"Have you read that poem, 'No Vacancy in Paradise' by P. Glinton-Meicholas? She is the best Bahamian poet of the contemporary era."
What is Hasty Generalization? (Half credit for Sweeping Generalization)
The use of "best" is not provable and should be replaced with "one of the most prolific" or something more precise. However, they have provided some evidence -- one poem -- rather than none at all.
The definition of "process writing."
What is writing that is completed over a period of time, with multiple drafts and levels of revision, and with the understanding that writing is never "perfect" or finished.
The imagined audience for an academic essay should be
What is an educated reader who is unfamiliar, or not an expert, in the topic you're writing about?
Nicolette Bethel's definition of "representative democracy"
What is "A form of democracy which depends on the sovereign (i.e. the citizens) choosing individuals to represent their wider concerns in a place of government. The election of those individuals is a matter of trusting them to work not only for the general good but also in the interest of those people they represent" (Bethel 50-51)?
Write a sentence with an example of an acceptable use of "I" in an academic essay.
Write a second sentence with an example of a weak use of "I" in an academic essay.
What are: I claim, I argue, I show, etc. (strong) and I feel, I think, I believe, etc. (weak)
"The Bahamas has to choose between self-sufficiency and becoming the 51st US state."
What is False Dilemma (Either/Or) Fallacy?
It falsely implies that there are only two extreme options rather than something in the middle.
Fill in the blank: "The night before [an essay is due] is for the _______ revision."
"The night before is for the third or fourth revision" ("The Writing Process" 8).
Reverse outlining is
Noting (1) the topic of each paragraph and (2) what role that paragraph plays in the scope of the essay.
The definition of "critical reading."
What is:
Reading thoughtfully, slowly, and with the intention of commenting on or making an argument about the text
Assessing how the author makes meaning
Write an MLA-style in-text citation for the following quote: "Writing is more about perspiration than inspiration."
What is:
(Pinder 45).
"Based on her unique beauty, she will be successful in whatever career she takes up."
Non-sequitur.
Just because she is beautiful, does not mean that she will be successful in every career.
One step in the writing process is determining the purpose of the text: What do you want it to do for the reader? Name two purposes of academic writing.
What are: to inform and to persuade.
The difference between non-reputable sources, reputable sources, and scholarly sources is
What is: non-reputable sources are biased or have no known authors, reputable sources can be trusted because they come from reliable creators (e.g. news sources), scholarly sources are reputable and have gone through peer review and editing to make them more well-informed and less likely to contain errors.
Three strategies for focusing on and absorbing a reading.
What are:
Reading in hard copy.
Annotating, highlighting, and/or taking notes.
Looking up unfamiliar words and writing the definitions in the margin.
Setting timers.
Reading in a setting where you can focus.
Skimming back through the reading and your notes after time has passed.
Write a short description of this classroom that appeals to all five senses.
Must include taste, sight, smell, sound, and touch.
"Education is like a business; the service and quality of product are of paramount importance; any costs in production are passed on to the customer. So students have to expect the cost of tuition fees to go up."
What is False Analogy?
It compares two things that have some similarities (education and a business) but are not alike in the important ways.
Two key considerations when writing an ethical, well-informed, and nuanced cultural analysis are
What are considering history, being clear about author positionality, and questioning everything. (Other answers possible accepted.)
A strong thesis contains the following three elements
What are: what you are showing (claim), how you will show it (evidence/source), and why it matters (bigger implications.
The thesis of Raymond Oenbring's "Standard Bahamian English" is:
What is? There is a "unique variety of English written and spoken in formal situations in the Bahamas: Standard Bahamian English...Standard Bahamian has its own unique proclivities, including the pronunciations of certain words, the repertoire of spellings used, and the frequency of certain terms. In the remainder of this piece I overview several of the most prominent stylistic features of Standard Bahamian English."
Write a properly formatted Works Cited Entry for the following: https://www.aspicyperspective.com/bahamian-conch-salad/
What is:
Collier, Sommer. "Bahamian Conch Salad." A Spicy Perspective, 14 July, 2021, https://www.aspicyperspective.com/bahamian-conch-salad/.
"If the government puts no effective immigration control in place, the country will continue to see increasing numbers of illegal residents who in time will outnumber Bahamians. Our official language will be Haitian Creole and Bahamians will be the new refugees in the United States."
What is a slippery slope argument?
It includes an assumption that a chain of events will lead to some dire consequence for which there is insufficient evidence.
Three ways to minimize bias in your writing are
What are: Research alternate views and counterarguments, Minimize biased phrasing during revision and editing, Acknowledge own standpoint, Bring in reputable and scholarly sources to support your claims
Three databases available through UB Libraries that are useful for finding scholarly sources are
What are Credo, JSTOR, and Ebscohost.
List five sources from Leah Butterfield's "The Comforts and Perils of Small Towns," and state what type of source each one is.
Multiple options from pp. 58-59.
Write a professional email to a (fictional) professor whose class is full requesting a course extension. (You must include all of the elements that a professor might need from you in order to answer your message.)
Include: Name, year, campus, student ID, prerequisites met, the section number you wish to join, and an explanation of why you need the extension.