Theme
lesson; message
Name three traits of transcendentalism.
Any 3 of the following: rejection of materialism, nonconformity, understanding of the world through nature, universal spirit, civil disobedience, rejection of tradition, individuality/self-reliance (or teacher discretion)
What is a hasty generalization?
Making an assumption about a whole group of people or things based on only a few of them (a too-small sample size)
This rhetorical appeal uses professionals or celebrities to try to get the audience to trust the message.
Ethos
When writing a thesis, you should ALWAYS directly _____ to the ______
respond to the prompt
A theme must be a complete ________
sentence
Who were the two main "leaders" of the Transcendentalist movement? (Who were the authors of the pieces we read in the packet?)
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau (just last names are also acceptable)
What is the slippery slope fallacy?
The idea that if one thing happens, things will get worse and worse leading to a major catastrophe
This rhetorical appeal attempts to create a sense of urgency.
Kairos
What are the two main components of a thesis statement?
Your argument and how you're going to support your argument
True or false? Themes can contain character names and plot details.
False
What is civil disobedience?
Refusing to comply with unjust laws
What is an ad hominem fallacy?
Insulting the person instead of the person's argument
What are logos and pathos?
Logos--appeal to logic (facts and statistics)
Pathos--appeal to emotion
What are three things you should avoid when writing a formal essay?
Any 3 of the following: slang, personal pronouns (I/we), contractions, rhetorical questions, unnecessary modifiers, phrases like "I believe" or "I think"
What is a possible theme of "The Raven"?
Why did Thoreau move to the woods?
Because he "wished to live deliberately" (or teacher discretion)
What is an ad populum fallacy?
Doing/believing something because "everyone else" is doing/believing it
What are the three main components of the rhetorical triangle? (Hint: think of SOAPSTone)
Speaker, audience, purpose
What are alliteration, assonance, and consonance?
Alliteration = repetition of the first letter of words in a sentence
Assonance = repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance= repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the word
What is a possible theme of Walden?
Teacher discretion
What is a main message of "Self-Reliance"?
That it's better to rely on yourself and your own moral compass than to follow traditional morality and society
What is the false cause fallacy?
What is tone and why is it important in analyzing rhetoric/non-fiction?
Tone: how the author feels about the topic
To detect biases, understand how the author might try to appeal to the audience, understand what argument the author is trying to make, etc
What is wrong with this citation? (3 things)
According to the text, "Quote." (smith p23) Blah blah blah next sentence.
-author's name not capitalized
-"p"
-period is before parentheses, not after