Basic Info
Meaning is derived from this.
What is context?
This essay is almost like a miniature research paper.
What is the synthesis essay?
This is the topic at hand for a piece of writing.
What is the subject?
Rhetoric is meant to do this.
What is persuade?
An exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
What is a hyperbole?
This is a comparison used to explain something, but only in expository writing.
What is an analogy?
An appeal to this is an appeal that disregards rationality.
What is sentimentality?
The synthesis essay provides you with this many sources.
What is six?
Analysis begins with this.
What is observation?
This point is notoriously difficult to earn on the essays.
What is the sophistication point?
This is the event-based context of non-fiction literature.
What is the occasion?
What is logos?
This is the rhetorical equivalent of "taking the scenic route."
What is circumlocution?
Using this rhetorical mode can help the writer organize their thoughts for the reader.
What is classification?
This fallacy would have you believe we should cheat on tests because, well, everyone is doing it!
What is a bandwagon, or ad populum?
The synthesis essay calls upon the student to develop one of these, using at least three of the supplied sources for support.
What is a claim, or thesis?
Three things to look for when reading anything are things that repeat, things that conflict, and this.
What are things that are strange, unusual, or "leap out" at you?
What is the argument essay?
Often assumed to be "because they felt like it," this is why the author sits down to write.
What is purpose?
The elements of persuasion were established by this philosopher.
Who is Aristotle?
This is the idea or message explored throughout a work of literature.
What is a theme?
Your grandma's recipe for apple pie uses this rhetorical mode (no, not ice cream).
What is process analysis?
What is a non-testable hypothesis?
Each source referenced in a student's response must support that student's line of this.
What is reasoning?
This phrase really means "what seems obvious to me should be obvious to you."
What is "common sense?"
These count for 45% of your score. Too bad you're only given 31% of testing time to read passages and answer them.
What are the multiple-choice questions?
This is the first question one should ask oneself when analyzing a piece of nonfiction writing.
What is "Who is speaking?"
An image of Lebron James on a Wheaties box is an appeal to this element of persuasion.
What is ethos?
This rhetorical device gives human-like characteristics to non-living things or ideas.
What is personification?
When using this rhetorical mode, careful thought should be given to the phrase "correlation doesn't imply causation."
What is "cause and effect?"
This fallacy derives its name from a distracting mystery trope where someone may appear to be the culprit but isn't.
What is a red herring?
What is qualify?
These oversimplifications are dangerous and should be avoided in critical thinking.
What are generalizations?
On the test, you should always use the available tools to do this, which will keep you focused on the text and allow you to "see more deeply."
What is annotate?
Often ignored in contemporary, casual analysis, identifying this party is essential to understanding the speaker's or writer's intentions.
Who or what is the audience?
The ASPCA is known to show photos of animals that look sad in order to appeal to this element of persuasion.
What is pathos?
When someone in power goes on a tirade, they are usually employing this rhetorical device.
What is bombast?
Providing the meaning of a term means giving its this.
What is definition?
This fallacy occurs when the claim and the evidence are one and the same: "Belief in God is universal because everyone believes in Him."
What is begging the question?
What is forty minutes?