Vocabulary
An examination of how well the components of an argument work together to persuade or move an audience
What is a rhetorical analysis?
Catches reader's attention; provides topic background; states writer's position; names the claim and main points.
What is an introductory paragraph?
The act of presenting the words, ideas, or images of another as your own. It may be deliberate or unintentional. It violates ethical standards in scholarship.
What is plagiarism?
Writing that aims to convey a clear and compelling point in a somewhat formal style, and that follows agreed-upon conventions of usage, punctuation, and formats.
What is an academic argument?
Brainstorm debatable topics
Do a brief search and review of scholarly sources on the topic
Decide your position on your chosen topic
Write a working thesis statement and 3 topic sentences.
What are the first steps in writing an academic argument?
Living where we hear only from people who think as we do, act as we act, believe as we believe.
What is an echo chamber?
Provides a transitional word or phrase; names the a specific topic; gives the order of support to be presented; relates the topic to the claim made in the thesis
What does a topic sentence do?
Provide appropriate credit to the source whenever you do the following:
paraphrase, quote directly or indirectly, or refer to data
What do you do to avoid plagiarism?
To be able to get ideas across effectively and persuasively; To protect from being manipulated by others; To recognize "fake news"
What is the purpose of learning to read and write arguments critically and rhetorically.
Discriminate among what deserves notice and what doesn't. Identify useful and credible sources and use them effectively. Resist the temptation of every single thing vying for your attention on the computer.
What is infotention?
To determine the point of contention in an argument ask: Did something happen? What is its nature? What is its quality or cause? What actions should be taken?
What is the stasis theory?
To let the reader know the type and purpose of the essay and what order topics will be discussed.
What is the purpose of a thesis statement?
direct quotations; facts that are not widely known; arguable statements; judgements, opinions, and claims that have been made by others; and collaboration (help from friends, colleagues, instructors, supervisors, or others)
What materials need to be cited?
Listening to another's views respectfully and carefully. Asking others to respect your views. Listening with a stance of openness.
What is rhetorical listening?
relevance, evidence, author, publisher, timeliness, comprehensiveness, genre.
What factors should used to evaluate sources?
The people writers hope and expect to address.
What are intended readers?
Effective topic sentence.
Point 1: evidence, explanation, commentary
Point 2: evidence explanation, commentary
Point 3: evidence explanation, commentary
Summary sentence
What are the components of a well-organized paragraph in an academic argument essay?
Move the title of the work to the author position (followed by a period), before the date of publication.
What is the format for a work with no author?
A strategy in which a writer tries to generate specific emotions (such as fear, envy, anger, or pity) in an audience to get them to accept a claim.
What is an emotional appeal? What is pathos?
Make all the facts, ideas, points of view, and quotations work with and for you. Figure out how the sources you have examined come together to support your specific claims.
What is synthesizing information?
A fallacy of argument in which a writer's claim is answered by irrelevant attacks on his/her character.
What is ad hominem argument?
Restates the writer's claim; reinforces the main points; ends with (additional analysis, future speculation, quotation, story; questions, call to action, or link to introduction)
What is a concluding paragraph?
author
date
title
source
What are the 4 elements of a reference?
A strategy in which a writer uses facts, evidence, and reason to convince audience members to accept a claim.
What is a logical appeal? What is logos?
Save multiple drafts;
highlight main points, reasons, and evidence;
scan, outline, map your document;
What are some strategies to use to revise your academic writing?