Rhetorical Appeals
Provide a definition for logos
What is evidence for an argument that is grounded in logic, such as statistics, facts, and empirical data
Name the fallacy:
A student did poorly on their first exam in a class. This led them to believe they would fail the course, drop out of college, and end up living in a van down by the river.
What is Slippery Slope
The level of education for your Seminar 3 Paper's audience
What is college-level
The punctuation required around four (or more) words in a row that are not your own.
What are quotation marks
The punctuation you use after a signal phrase for a block quote.
What is a colon :
Provide a definition for pathos
What is evidence for an argument that appeals to a reader's emotions and imagination, such as an anecdote (a narrative or story)
Name the Fallacy:
Only paying attention to facts that support your narrative while ignoring facts that would counter your argument. This is the act of suppressing relevant evidence.
What is Cherry Picking
The audience for this sample thesis: College-students deserve an affordable education; therefore, the federal government should offer them more grants.
What is the federal government
The way Works Cited entries should be organized on your Works Cited page.
What is alphabetically
Identify the grammar/mechanics error in this sentence:
Which inspired the students to continue practicing.
Bonus: Double your points if you revise this sentence to fix the error.
What is a sentence fragment
Bonus Example (There's more than one way to answer):
The classroom was a safe place to learn, which inspired the students to continue practicing.
Provide a definition for ethos
What is the aspect of an argument that relates to ethics and credibility. This could relate to the authority of the author/speaker and the credibility of their sources/information.
Name the fallacy:
Everyone was breaking the speed limit; therefore, I shouldn't get a ticket.
A term for the component of an argumentative paper where you summarize and respond to your audience's viewpoints
What is a Counterargument
The two components you should include in an in-text citation.
What are:
1. the author's name (or the first part of the source on your works cited page)
2. the page number (if provided)
Identify the grammar/mechanics error in this sentence:
The book was full of salacious accusations, Taylor emphatically denied every one.
Bonus: Double your points if you revise this sentence to fix the error.
What is a comma splice.
Bonus Example (There's more than one way to answer):
The book was full of salacious accusations, but Taylor emphatically denied every one.
Define what it means to consider a topic's rhetorical situation
What is to consider the conversations surrounding a topic, which means you examine a wide range of perspectives, including ones that are different than your own. This also involves summarizing and responding to this range of viewpoints.
Name the fallacy:
A scientist cannot be religious (or spiritual).
Someone who is religious (or spiritual) cannot be a scientist.
What is Either/Or Reasoning
The audience and purpose for "Organ Sales Will Save Lives" (Sample Essay with MLA Citation)
What are:
1. Audience = Governments (international focus)
2. Purpose = to argue that the sale of kidneys should be legalized
The two most important things you must do when you are paraphrasing information that you found from an outside source
What are to:
1. Put the source information into your own words (avoiding 4 or more words in a row as the original while staying true to the source's information).
2. Include an in-text citation that connects to the first part of the source's Works Cited entry
Identify the grammar/mechanics error in this sentence:
The raccoons got into the trash and they made a disgusting mess in the driveway but they are so cute that I've forgiven them.
Bonus: Double your points if you revise this sentence to fix the error.
What is a run-on sentence.
Bonus Example (There's more than one way to answer):
The raccoons got into the trash, and they made a disgusting mess in the driveway. Nonetheless, they are so cute that I've forgiven them.
Describe when rhetoric is given a negative connotation
What is the rhetoric of a misleading argument, such as from a politician or news pundit. It means that a person's argument is good at persuading people, but they are not being accurate, honest, and/or truthful.
Fallacies are defined as
What are flawed/false arguments that assert misleading beliefs. They are a failure of logic or reasoning. Fallacies can be used intentionally or unintentionally.
Fill in the blanks (note the number of letters is indicated for both parts)
Having a clear sense of your paper's audience will determine the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of your writing and the _ _ _ _ _ of your argument.
Hint: The first blank is a word that starts with a "p" & the second word starts with an "f"
What are "purpose" and "focus"
The abbreviation you use (for a works cited entry and in-text citation) when there are three or more authors.
What is:
et al.
Identify the grammar/mechanics error in this sentence:
The supervisors told the workers that they would receive bonuses.
Bonus: Double your points if you revise this sentence to fix the error.
What is an unclear pronoun reference.
Bonus Example (There's more than one way to answer):
The supervisors told the workers to expect a bonus.
or
The supervisors told the workers that they themselves were expecting a bonus.