Rhetorical Tools
Which of the three points on the rhetorical triangle refers to arguments based in LOGIC?
Logos
How many sentences long is a typical paragraph?
4-6
What is the page that goes at the very end of an essay in MLA style?
The Works Cited page
Can you use TikTok as a scholarly source in a research paper?
No
What part of speech describes a person, place or thing?
Noun
Which of the three points on the rhetorical triangle refers to arguments based in EMOTIONS?
Pathos
How do writers connect the end of one paragraph to the beginning of the next paragraph?
with transitions
What kind of punctuation marks always go around quoted material in an essay?
Quotation marks
Where on the SUNY Delhi Resnick Library website can students search for scholarly peer-reviewed articles?
MILO
What part of speech are action words?
Which of the three points on the rhetorical triangle refers to arguments based in authority or character?
What do you call the sentence that begins a paragraph and lets you know what the paragraph will be about?
The topic sentence
What are the two pieces of information that go in the parenthesis after a quote in MLA format?
Author’s name and page number
What does the C in CRAAP stand for?
Currency
What element of being human does Leslie Jamison focus on in the essay we read for class?
Empathy
Which point on the rhetorical triangle (logos, ethos, pathos) is usually considered the most powerful?
Pathos
If you paraphrase a source in an essay, do you still need to cite the source?
Yes
If the author’s name is introduced when they’re being quoted in the body of an essay, does the writer also need to put the author’s name in parenthesis at the end of the quote?
No
What does the P in CRAAP stand for?
Purpose
What two things do you always find in an independent clause?
a subject and a verb
Which famous Greek philosopher came up with the rhetorical triangle?
Aristotle
What kind of information is used to support the claims you make in an essay?
Evidence
What kind of order should you put the sources in for a Works Cited page?
Alphabetical order by author’s last name
Who are the “peers” who review peer-reviewed scholarly articles?
Other scholars in the field
What is the formula for building a warrant?
X=Y because of a, b, and c