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According to Lera Boroditsky in her TED talk “How language shapes the way we think,” approximately this many languages are spoken in the world today.
What is 7,000?
Chapter 1 says that academic writing is like joining this type of social interaction.
What is a conversation?
This fallacy falsely suggests that an action is good simply because it’s popular or endorsed by a celebrity. Choices:Ad Hominem, False Choice, Bandwagon or Red Herring?
What is a Bandwagon Appeal?
When in doubt about whether something is common knowledge, you should do this to avoid suspicion of plagiarism.
What is cite the source?
These three classical rhetorical appeals are key to analyzing how someone persuades an audience with their composition.
What are logos, pathos and ethos?
This phenomenon occurs when a dominant language within a country suppresses indigenous languages through state policy, creating negative associations with minority dialects.
What is linguistic imperialsm?
According to Chapter 1, writers should start by summarizing this before stating their own ideas.
What is what “they say”?
This fallacy assumes that because one event follows another, the first event caused the second. Choices: Bandwagon, Ad Hominem, False Cause, or Red Herring?
What is the False Cause Fallacy?
You can generally treat information as this if it appears undocumented in at least five credible sources or is widely known by readers.
What is common knowledge?
Purpose of your text is one important aspect to focus on when doing a rhetorical analysis. This is the other important aspect.
What is audience?
In Taiye Selasi’s TED talk “Don’t ask where I’m from, ask where I’m a local,” these three concepts—known as the “3 R’s”—define locality.
What is rituals, relationships, restrictions?
Chapter 3 suggests using these verbs—such as “argues” or “claims”—to introduce other people’s ideas.
What are signal verbs?
This fallacy attacks the person making an argument rather than addressing the argument itself. Choices:Ad Hominem, False Choice, Bandwagon or Red Herring?
What is Ad Hominem?
In academic writing, this metaphor describes how a quotation should be framed with context and explanation, like the filling between two slices of bread.
What is a quote sandwich?
"According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy sources like wind and solar power are expected to account for nearly 30% of the world's electricity by 2025. This shift not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions but also creates jobs and stimulates economic growth. Investing in renewable energy is not just an environmental necessity but an economic opportunity."
This text is an example of what kind of appeal?
What is a logos appeal?
The decline of regional languages in Thailand began during the reign of this king, who introduced the “mun” regional system to centralize power.
Who is King Rama V?
Chapter 7 suggests using these two questions—“Who cares?” and “So what?”—to ensure your argument does this for readers.
Answer: What is show relevance or significance?
This fallacy distracts from the main issue by introducing an irrelevant topic. Choices: Bandwagon, Ad Hominem, False Cause, or Red Herring?
What is a Red Herring?
After introducing and citing a quotation, you must do this to show its relevance and connect it to your argument.
What is explain and analyze the quotation?
When analyzing a text, your analysis should begin with this objective elements before moving to interpretation and conclusions.
What is a brief summary of the article?
This controversial hypothesis, discussed in the Smithsonian article about the film Arrival, suggests that the language you speak can influence or even determine your thoughts—a concept popularized by Benjamin Lee Whorf and Edward Sapir.
Answer: What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
Chapter 5 says that acknowledging and responding to these strengthens your argument.
What are objections?
This statement is an example of what kind of logic fallacy? “Sure, we haven't raised the salaries of our employees in over five years. You know, we work really hard to make a good product. We try to ensure the best customer service, too." Choices: Ad Hominem, False Cause, Red Herring, or Bandwagon.
What is a Red Herring Fallacy?
To write a good paraphrase, you must your own words and phrases. What are two more things you must change in the language of the original to make the paraphrase complete?
What are your own grammar and organization structure?
When analyzing a text, you should identify the speaker’s purpose, audience, and context—elements that together form this concept in rhetorical theory.
What is a rhetorical situation?