Unit 1
This word means extremely difficult to achieve
What is arduous?
This word means the state of being isolated or withdrawn
What is alienation?
This word means an abundance of wealth
What is affluence?
This word means frankness or honesty
What is candor?
This word means a state of lawlessness and absence of government
What is anarchy?
An overarching message or truth that is specific to a text
What are central ideas?
Questions that are raised to make a point, rather than to prompt actual answers
What is a rhetorical question?
Appeal to logos means to
What is persuade through logical evidence and sound reasoing?
Themes are
What is the central message or universal truth conveyed by a text?
Elements of an argument consist of
What is a logical approach to persuasion and rhetoric using logos?
When writing an objective summary you
What is read through the text and find its hidden meanings?
A good thesis statement includes
What is present the central idea and main points of an essay?
Some multimedia components for informational text
What are blogs, websites, slideshows, videos, and audio clips?
Arguments are
What is a type of writing that emphasizes logic, specifically claims, reasons, evidence, and counterclaims?
Reasons why revising text is important to do
What is to make sure that all aspects of your essay are easy to understand and follow?
Which option best represents what the speaker means when he claims that the FBI has “no monopoly on wisdom”?
What is that the FBI knows a lot but doesn't know everything?
The typed of figurative language used in the following sentence: The cold sliced through my parka like a knife.
What is Simile?
What to ask when determining whether it is an appeal to ethos
What is does the author present credible information?
Authors use allusion because
What is help pack their writing with layers of meaning by calling to mind their audience's knowledge and ideas about other culturally significant elements?
Elements involved in the chain of legal reasoning
What are issue, rule, facts, analysis, and conclusion?
When summarizing evidence you must
What is identify if the evidence is strong enough to use and how can it be summarized?
When doing an outline you must
What is consider how you will organize your essay and what evidence you will need to demonstrate that your information is credible?
Common areas where problems occur in writing
What are grammar, punctuation, and spelling?
Important aspects in an essay include
What are an introduction, a body, and conclusion?
Methods to fix a comma splice