English Numbers
How old is Marji at the beginning of Persepolis?
10 years old
Concise: brief, but ___________
comprehensive
Because I said so.
Assertion
I will work harder.
Boxer
What type of animal is Mollie from Animal Farm?
carriage horse
What is the family math from Ari and Dante?
“[My dad] was trying to keep me from becoming like my brother who wound up in prison. So, because my brother, whose existence was not even acknowledged, I had to be a good scout. That sucked. Why did I have to be a good boy just because I had a bad-boy brother? I hated the way my mom and dad did family math.”
Nothing in ___________.
that drawer.
Instead of addressing someone's argument, you irrelevantly attack the person
ad hominem
One can forgive but one should never forget.
Marjane Satrapi
What is the Ritchie Valens song that Ari listens to at the beginning of the novel?
La Bamba
How many times was Caesar stabbed?
23
All animals are equal, but __________________.
some animals are more equal than others.
Premise A will lead to B,
which will automatically lead to C and D.
WITHOUT EVIDENCE
slippery slope
I had a rule that it was better to be bored by yourself than to be bored with someone else.
Ari
Who is the muralist that Ari's father loved?
Jose Clemente Orozco
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
shy on brains
The argument uses vague, “feel good" statement that people want to identify with– at the expense of providing sufficient evidence.
And since you know you cannot see yourself.
So well as by reflection, I, your glass,
Will modestly discover to yourself
That of yourself which you yet know not of.
Cassius
What did Shakespeare say about his mistress' eyes?
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"
How many scenes are there in Julius Caesar?
18 scenes
The interpretive claim is like ______________ that shows the reader exactly what to look for in the quote.
a pair of glasses
Taking another person's argument and exaggerating it, then attacking the idea as if that is really the claim the first person is making
straw man
Shakespeare
Which lovestruck Italian man popularized sonnets?
Petrarch