Parts of Speech
This "part of speech" is not capitalized and refers to a non-specific person, place, or thing.
Common Noun
This Ancient Greek philosopher observed that human beings are "by nature social animal[s]".
Aristotle
This logical fallacy attacks the person rather than the argument.
Ad Hominem
The bibliography in an APA-style research paper has this title at the top of the page.
References
This contemporary British-American novelist now teaches writing and composition at New York University.
Zadie Smith
This "part of speech" is capitalized and refers to a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper Noun
This author, responsible for our modern understanding of evolution, identified animal communication as the first step in the development of human languages.
Charles Darwin
This logical fallacy is also sometimes regarded as the "bandwagon" fallacy.
Ad Populum
The bibliography in an MLA-style research paper has this title at the top of the page.
Works Cited
This famous linguist and anti-war advocate became an academic celebrity with the publication of his 1967 work on "The Responsibility of Intellectuals".
Noam Chomsky
This "part of speech" is used to link, join, or connect other words, clauses, or phrases.
Conjunction
Contemporary theories on the evolution of language can broadly be divided into these two camps.
Continuity Theories and Discontinuity Theories
This logical fallacy draws an unfair comparison between two very different things.
False Analogy
"Et. al." is a fancy latinate abbreviation of "Et alias", which translates to mean this.
"and others"
In 1784, this German philosopher dared the public to think for themselves and break free from the shackles of laziness and cowardice holding them back.
Immanuel Kant
This "part of speech" is used to modify and/or describe nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives
The "Tower of Babel", a story about humankind speaking one universal language and coming so close to reaching heaven that god themself felt threatened, is found in this book of the Bible.
Genesis
This logical fallacy makes a similar but not identical argument in order to misrepresent the facts.
Straw Man Argument
Indentations after the first line on each reference within a bibliography are known as this.
Hanging Indents
This celebrated British novelist and early champion of women's rights died by suicide in 1941.
Virginia Woolf
Technically, this "part of speech" is a type of adjective, but - instead of modifying or describing - identifies them.
Articles
This gene, often referred to as the "Language Gene", is found in many vertebrates including: bats, songbirds, and human beings.
FOXP-2
This logical fallacy establishes a cause-and-effect relationship when only a slight correlation exists.
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
This style of referencing often used in disciplines like history is named after the university from which it originates.
Chicago
Her 2017 essay in the New Yorker drew comparisons between modern television series and the reigning Republican administration, earning her a Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
Emily Nussbaum