Creative Writing
Worldbuild, create characters, write a premise.
This is when you make someone's argument sound more ridiculous or simplified than it really is.
What is a Straw Man?
This is the picture an author tries to invoke in your mind.
What is imagery?
This appeals to the readers emotions.
What is pathos?
These are the three parts to an opening paragraph.
What are hook, bridge, thesis?
This is what you call two people speaking in a story.
What is dialogue?
This is when you change the criteria for what is allowed. Ex: True cat lovers own four cats. If you own less than that, you're not a true cat lover.
What is No True Scotsman?
This is when an author using something mundane to mean something deeper.
What is symbolism?
This appeals to the readers logic.
What is logos?
What are opening sentence, concrete detail, commentary, and closing sentence?
Explain the three act structure in story telling.
Act 1: There's a problem.
Act 2: The problem gets worse.
Act 3: The problem is resolved.
This is when you say that something will lead to something worse, which will lead to something worse, and so on, without proof.
What is a Slippery Slope?
This is the images or feelings that come with a definition of a word.
What is connotation?
This appeals to some sort of authority.
What is ethos?
This is the way to end an essay.
What is a call to action?
This is where the twist and climax go in storytelling.
What is end of Act 2 and end of Act 3, respectively?
This is when you say that everyone else believes it, so it must be true.
What is Appeal to the Bandwagon?
This is the main idea or point of a story.
What is a theme?
Write an example of logos and pathos proving something in a paragraph.
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This is the main idea or point to your essay.
What is a thesis statement?
Write an example of dialogue, scene description, or action.
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This is when you attach a person instead of their argument.
What is an Ad Hominem Attack?
Write a (short) poem or paragraph using any of the techniques we've talked about.
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Write an example using logos, pathos, and ethos to prove something in a paragraph.
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Write a thesis statement about something you learned about writing. Then write one (short) paraph explaining why using commentary and concrete details.
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