Rhetoric
What are the three rhetorical appeals?
Ethos, pathos, logos
What is the third comma in this sentence called?
"I love to eat cake, candy, and ice cream."
Oxford comma
What are the two field trips we went on in this class?
To the CXC and the Museum of Natural Science
What is the goal of deliberative rhetoric?
To persuade the audience to take an action.
What makes a sentence a run-on?
Too many ideas that aren't punctuated correctly.
What are the three periods of the English language, and which one are we in today?
Old English, Middle English, and Modern English (we are in Modern)
What is the goal of forensic rhetoric?
To determine if something is just or true.
What makes a sentence a fragment?
No subject and/or verb
What is an ideograph?
A pictograph that represents concepts (like feelings)
What is the goal of epideictic rhetoric?
To praise or blame.
Give an example of a sentence with a semicolon used correctly.
[various answers]
What was the attendance rule for excused and unexcused absences in this class?
3 unexcused absences allowed before they start to affect your grade. Every absence after that is -1% of final grade.
What is exigence?
The need being filled (the counterpart to "purpose")
How do you know whether to use "a" or "an" in a written sentence?
Based off of the verbal pronunciation, whether it is a vowel sound or consonant sound in the next word
What would the MLA in-text citation be for the following source:
Article: "How to Write a Great Paper"
Author: James Campbell, Gloria Jackson, and Peter Pumpkineater
Page #: 14-27
(Campbell et al. 21)