Frederick Douglass
Year that Douglass's Narrative was published
1845
When you argue that someone should believe/support your case simply because you have suffered in some way.
Appeal to Pity/Sympathy
On the multiple choice portion, you must answer how many questions in how many minutes?
45 questions in 60 minutes
How should you repair this sentence?
Our batters’ average age is a lot higher than Cincinnati.
Our batters' average age is a lot higher than Cincinnati's. (or "than the average age in Cincinnati.")
Deliberate exaggeration vs deliberate minimization of an idea (2)
Hyperbole vs Understatement
State where the story begins - where Douglass was born and spent his early childhood
Maryland
When you present a choice in a way that makes it look like the ONLY choice. It can only be one or the other - if it's not one, it's the other.
False Dilemma / Either-Or Fallacy
Which FRQ comes first?
Synthesis
How should you repair this sentence?
We need several items, scissors, tape, and glue, in order to make the ornament.
You can use a colon after items, dashes before and after the list of items, or parentheses around the items.
The type of language we see in the media - newspapers, magazines, broadcasts, etc.
semiformal
What is Douglass's purpose in writing the narrative
Tell the truth/expose the truth about slavery and argue for its abolition.
When instead of going after your argument, I attack you as a person - your past, your character, etc.
Ad Hominem attack
The FRQ portion of your exam weighs how much? What percent?
55%
How would you write this with correct apostrophe use?
The home that belongs to me and Jonathan.
Jonathan's and my home.
Deliberately making errors or incorrect usage of language in order to have an effect.
non-standard diction or syntax
What is Douglass's exigence in the narrative?
To end and abolish the practice of slavery.
When I make it SEEM like something was a result, but actually it was more of a coincidence.
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
How much time is allotted for the FRQ portion of the exam?
2 hours and 15 minutes
What punctuation does this sentence need?
He is however going to take the exam again.
2 commas for clarity:
He is, however, going to take the exam again
Emotionally removed; objective.
detached
True or False: Douglass appeals to humanity, sympathy, religious values, AND logic throughout the narrative.
True
When the conclusion simply doesn't follow the line of logic. All along I've been saying we need to invest & spend, then my conclusion says "therefore we should trim the budget."
Non sequitur
What does REHUGO stand for and what FRQ requires you to think up evidence this way?
Reading Entertainment History Universal Truth Government Observations - FRQ3 - Open Argument
What is the error in this sentence?
In the end, the scholarship was divided among the two finalists.
Commonly-confused words among/between.
In the end, the scholarship was divided between the two finalists.
Clever, intellectual, educated, or exceptionally smart.
Learned