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What does it mean to be intrigued by something?
"I was intrigued by your question"
Intrigued means to be curious, and interested.
What definition best describes the word credulity?
"It strains credulity to believe that these guys were doing this from any altruistic motive."
The word credulity means readiness to believe.
What best describes the word indignation?
"the letter filled Lucy with indignation"
The word indignation means hostility and displeasure.
Define polyandrist.
One who has two or more husbands at the same time.
Define denigrate.
Disparage, insult.
Define salsas.
Written in a particular Latin American musical style.
Define viragoes.
Fierce, irritable women with loud voices.
What is a position paper?
A type of nonfiction writing in which the writer states and defends a position on an existing argument.
What does it mean to synthesize information in a story?
You combine facts and details from at least 2 sources to arrive at a new understanding or insight about a topic.
What is a claim?
The claim is is in critical writing centers on the writer's interpretation or evaluation of a created work.
Whats a rhetorical question?
They are questions made for effect.
What's a rebuttal?
A rebuttal is a author's answer to counterclaims.
What do most persuasive writers use for special patterns of language?
Rhetorical devices.
What might a rhetorical device emphasize?
Logos, pathos.
Why might a reader use logical fallacies?
They may use it to have patterns of language and ideas that are based in faulty reasonings.
What is Generalization?
Broad statement or idea that applies to many specific cases.
Do you think the statement "dying is easy" is logically defensible?
Yes because dying can also not be easy because it has multiple factors.
What is strong language?
Strong language is words with intense positive or negative meanings.
What is criticism?
Its a type of argumentative writing in which the author expresses and opinion about a created work.
What is the effect of the statement "dying is easy"?
To explain their can also be many factors to a statement that can have many different answers in someones mind and emotions in that state of mind.
Identify the rhetorical questions in each paragraph listed. What purpose do you think each rhetorical question serves in each piece?
In paragraph 4 "Why are the families fighting?" the rhetorical question serves a sense of engagement for readers for a sense of understanding.
What is the effect of this logical fallacy?
It will affect the readers mind.
Explain why the last sentence in paragraph 3 of " Romeo and Juliet is a terrible play." could be considered an over-generalization.
Because they don't really know how today's theater plays are gonna be and that can be very misleading for a reader.
Identify the rhetorical questions in each paragraph listed. What purpose do you think each rhetorical question serves in each piece? Explain.
In paragraph 10 " But is Capulet really childish?" gives off a sense of rhetorical question by trying to ask a question in a sense of curiosity trying to engage a reader to wanna answer a question.
Do you think Rosenberg's statement "dying is easy" in paragraph 5 is an example of charged language?
Yes because it manipulates the readers feelings into believing dying is easy.