They Say
In chapter one, Graff and Birkenstein suggest that you should learn in your college writing to think about your position and the position(s) you're responding to as _______________.
What is "a unit"? Or what is "together," etc.
What is three?
This advice for quoting others sounds delicious!
What is a quotation sandwich?
Our current writing project (#3), asks you to identify a problem, debate, or _______________
What is an exigence?
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“The ______________ lives in necessity and we live in choice, hating necessity and dying at the last ignobly in its talons.”
What is a weasel?
Putting yourself in their shoes is very important when you do this.
Even if you agree with a particular view, what must you add to that agreement, according to Graff and Birkenstein?
Something new, or a contribution to the conversation
In their Introduction, Graff and Birkenstein illustrate "the world of intellectual exchange" using this analogy by philosopher Kenneth Burke.
What is a "never-ending conversation at a party"?
This is one of the most popular all-purpose databases used for academic research.
What is Academic Search Complete?
This streaming service accessible via Grasselli library features popular films, documentaries, and television series.
What is Kanopy?
Writers who hasten through summary or don't fully understand what they are summarizing "may fall prey to what Graff and Birkenstein call the "closest ___________ syndrome."
What is cliche?
We often speak of adding a counterargument to a composition when we want to make sure we provide another point of view. Graff and Birkenstein prefer another term to "counterargument"
What is "planting a naysayer" or "what is a naysayer"?
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This author suggests that personal writing can be an important element of academic writing.
Who is Gita DasBender?
Here are some features of academic scholarship, except one of these is incorrect:
a. peer-reviewed
b. written by experts
c. authored jointly by multiple scholars
d. features primary research
e. includes references
What is c. authored jointly by multiple authors?
This AI tool can work autonomously to complete tasks within a specific environment.
What is an agent?
Graff and Birkenstein describe quotations as _____________ because you are taking them out of their original context.
What are "orphans"?
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These signs of distinguishing what you say from what they say can also be "embedded," according to Graff and Birkenstein.
What are "voice markers"?
What is critical thinking?
This is an MLA citation:
Podgursky, Michael J., and Matthew G. Springer. “Teacher Performance Pay: A Review.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol. 26, no. 4, 2007, pp. 909–49. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30162809. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
There are two formatting errors in it. One is that it does not feature a hanging indentation.
What is italicizing the journal title?
What is satiric summary?
In chapter four, on the ways to respond to other points of view, Graff and Birkenstein ask "Is being undecided OK"? Their answer is ________________.
What is "Yes, but" or "it depends"
Here is an example of a template Graff and Birkenstein suggest using if you want to provide this important element of sophisticated writing:
"Although it may sound as though my argument advocates ______________, it really argues only _______________"
What is metacommentary?
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What is LibKey or LibKey Nomad?
In a scholarly article, there is often a section devoted to telling the reader "why it matters" and/or what "they say." This section is usually called ________________
What is the "discussion"?