English Terms
English Terms 2
100

" a revision of the main idea of a research paper or essay"

what is Revised thesis

100

"the author's word choice based on the connotation of words"

What is Connotative diction?

200

"warm ideas or feelings that a word evokes"

What is Positive Connotation?

200

"obtained by, coming from, or being direct personal observation or experience"

What is Firsthand account?

300

"prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair"

What is Bias?

300

"a term commonly used to imply a communicator's positive characteristics that affect the receiver's acceptance of a message"

What is Source credibility

400

"an expression of the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience"

What is Tone?

400

"the circumstances that for the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed"

What is context?

500

"one sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay, such as an expository essay or argumentative essay. It makes a claim, directly answering a question"

What is thesis?

500

"the circumstance of an event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints"

What is Rhetorical situation?