MLA
Cite It!
Signposts
Fallacy
Rhetoric
100
What font SIZE should you use in MLA?

12

100

What would the in-text citation be for a quote on page 45 of Animal Farm?

(Orwell 45).

100

If some phrase or idea keeps repeating over the course of the book, this would be considered a ____ signpost.

Again and Again 

100

Why is the use of a fallacy in an argument problematic?

Fallacies rely on a flaw in logic

100

What do we call an appeal to emotions?

Pathos

200

MLA essays should be ___ spaced.

double

200

What would the in-text citation be for a quote on page 67 of Night?

(Wiesel 67).

200

When you see an Aha Moment, you should stop and ask yourself...

How could this change things?

200

This fallacy occurs when one misrepresents an argument, or inserts a related yet different argument so that it becomes easier to attack

Strawman 

200

What do we call an appeal to trust/credibility? 

Ethos

300

How do you format the TITLE of your essay?

Just center it!

300

Is the following an in-text citation or a works cited citation?

Bauer, Kate. "Why Cats Are Cool." Cats&Stuff.org, 12 Jan. 2012, https://sites.google.com/calschools.org/cats-stuff-org/home.

works cited

300

When you see a Contrast and Contradiction, you should stop and ask yourself...

Why is the character doing that?

300

This fallacy argues if something X were to happen, then something else Y will eventually occur, so we should prohibit X from happening.

Slippery Slope 

300

What do we call an appeal to logic?

Logos

400

The works cited page entries should have what kind of indent?

Hanging indent 

400

What is the title of the article in the following citation? 

Bauer, Kate. "Why Cats Are Cool." Cats&Stuff.org, 12 Jan. 2012, https://sites.google.com/calschools.org/cats-stuff-org/home.

Why Cats Are Cool

400

On page 39 of Night, someone slaps Elie's father, and Elie does nothing. Elie is upset by this saying, "What had happened to me? My father had just been struck, in front of me, and I had not even blinked... Only yesterday I would have dug my nails into this criminal's flesh" (Wiesel 39).

What signpost is this?

Contrasts and Contridictions 

400

This fallacy is undermining the opponent's arguments by personal attacks on their character or skill level, etc.

Ad Hominem

400

What appeal is this?

Having completed 9th grade, I want to tell all you 8th graders at DLMS something: Mr. Pinder is cool. I had him all year. He's pretty chill.

Ethos

500

What goes in the upper RIGHT corner of the page in MLA?

Last Name and Page Number

500

What is the publishing organization in the following citation? 

Bauer, Kate. "Why Cats Are Cool." Cats&Stuff.org, 12 Jan. 2012, https://sites.google.com/calschools.org/cats-stuff-org/home.

Cats & Stuff

500

On page 67 of Night, Elie questions why God would let such horrible things happen to him and his people. Which signpost is this?

Tough Questions 

500

This is an appeal that attempts to persuade the target audience to join in and take the course of action that "everyone else is taking"

Bandwagon

500

If you want to convince your parents to buy you a car and make a spreadsheet of how much money you make at your job per week and how long it would take you to pay your parents back, you are using which appeal?

Logos