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Your Ideas Vs. Theirs
Oh, It's Arguable
Question Yourself
Does This Make Sense?
Joining the Conversation
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According to Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables, "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise". (Hugo)
What is incorrect MLA citation? The period should only come after the parentheses, the name should be excluded from inside the parenthetical citation, and the page number should be included.
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A specific illustration of a claim.
What is an example?
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When the writer begins in the details of an example, reveals the sources that influenced his/her thinking, and poses a question.
What is an inductive essay introduction?
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Showing the relationship between the passage and the entire written work.
What is contextualizing?
100
Reading a text without pushing back or offering judgment against author's argument.
What is reading with the grain?
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An example of this is in the following sentence: "In the recent Disney film, Frozen, there is a small snowman who was brought to life by magic."
What is incorrect MLA format?
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It may begin with an anecdote, but always introduces at least one source that motivates the writer's thinking, introduces the conversation and the "so what?," and states the thesis.
What is a "They Say/I Say" introduction?
200
The following sentence is an example of ____. All Americans love cheeseburgers.
What is a generalization?
200
When a writer paraphrases an author's work, then paraphrases their paraphrase until the words and syntax are completely their own.
What is "Avoiding Patchwriting"?
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When, after reading, you paraphrase the aims, methods, and materials of the text.
What is "Coming to Terms"?
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When a writer acknowledges an objection to their argument, examines it, shows its benefits, and explains how it is to some extent invalid or irrelevant to their claim.
What is a rebuttal?
300
A statement based on taste and not an informed perspective.
What is an opinion?
300
An issue that a writer explores throughout an inductive essay.
What is a thinking problem?
300
The following sentence is an example of ___. We must make a change!
What is an assertion (assertive language)?
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Highlighting areas of importance or interest, summarizing main ideas, asking questions, and responding to the text in the margins.
What is textual annotation?
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After paraphrasing the source, the author connects his/her analysis of source to their own argument or line of inquiry.
What is a lead-out?
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A statement, or series of statements, that provides reasoning for the argument and connections between the claim, evidence, and examples.
What is a warrant?
400
When an author uses points of inquiry and informed guesses to come to a new understanding.
What is QHQ (question-hypothesis-question)?
400
You must provide both correct answers for the point: The attitude of a written work. The art of persuasion using language (written or spoken).
What is Tone? What is Rhetoric?
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When a writer uncovers the values and assumptions of a source to make their argument.
What is countering?
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When an author uses "I" to describe and analyze his position in a social or cultural context?
What is the Social/Cultural Authoritative I?
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The following statement is an example of this: "In this paper I am going to explain why students should study more for their English 101 demonstration test."
What is a weak thesis?
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When an author makes several different points using one example.
What is the "10 to 1" principle?
500
A question that invites multiple perspectives and never has a determined set number of answers.
What is a critical inquiry question?
500
When a writer assesses the uses of a source and applies those uses to another situation.
What is forwarding?