How to Argue
MLA
Best Writing Habits
College Skills
Mystery
100

What do you need to support your thesis?

Evidence or Research 

100

What font should an MLA academic paper be in? This includes font size.

Times New Roman 12 pt font.

100

Name two way you can generate ideas.

Free Writing

Looping

Listing

Clustering/Mapping Ideas

Cubing

Questioning 

Using Genre Features

Outlining


100

How much time should you expect to spend on homework outside of this specific class?

It is expected that students will spend 2 to 3 hours, minimally, outside of the classroom performing course-related work such as papers, readings, research, homework assignments, and other academic work for every credit hour. The federal government now requires this. Careful readers and writers may require more.

100

What is an example for one of the most common excuse for missing/late homework?

My dog ate my homework 

Homework? I don’t remember getting any homework? 

Ahh, I thought it was in my bag, but it looks like I’ve left it at home by accident! 

I didn’t understand the homework, could you explain it to me so I can give it a second go? 

My computer crashed and I didn’t save my work/my printer stopped working! 

I had too much homework from my [insert subject name] class to complete the homework you assigned 

Oh, I think I was absent when the homework was given out… 

I’ve been busy with extra-curricular activities and volunteering work outside of school

I’ve been so ill over the past few days, so I haven’t been able to do any of my homework

200

Name two types of evidence that can be used in an argumentative research paper.

Facts

Statistics

Examples

Authorities

Anecdotes

Scenarios

Case studies and observations

Textual Evidence

Visuals


200

When do you cite?

Whenever you quote or paraphrase. Anything that isn't common knowledge must be cited. Meaning anything you use that comes from an outside source must be cited.

200

Define popular sources and scholarly sources.

Scholarly sources are written by academic experts or scholars in a particular discipline and are peer-reviewed, meaning they are evaluated by other experts in the same discipline for their factual accuracy and lack of bias. They are largely written for experts in a discipline.

Popular sources include just about all other online and print publications, from websites to magazines to books written by nonspecialists. These sources generally explain or provide opinion on current events or topics of general interests. When they discuss scholarly research they tend to simplify the concepts and facts and lack citations.

200

Where is the Learning Center?

A building on the first floor in room A 1044.

200

How many questions do you have to get right to past the US citizenship test?

You must answer correctly 6 of the 10 questions to pass the civics test.

300

Define: What is a brief narrative that your audience will find believable and that contributes directly to your argument. This usually pertains to your own personal experiences.  

Anecdotes

300

What is the difference between an in-text citation for paraphrasing vs direct quote.

There is none. In MLA you use page numbers for paraphrasing and direct quotes.

300

What is the easiest mistake students make when writing their paper?

Not proof reading 

Not reading the rubric

Procrastinating

300

What is my late work policy?

All work is to be turned in on the day it is due. You should follow all deadlines and turn in work on time so that you can receive your grades on time. Late work will be docked 10% off the total earned grade. For each day the paper is late you will be docked an additional 10%. Any extensions due to extenuating circumstance are only granted on a case-by-case basis and only if you discuss the extension before the deadline.

300

Where does Sophia the robot have citizenship?

Saudi Arabia

400

Name 2 ways you can convince your reader that you are trustworthy.

Building common ground

Incorporating other viewpoints

Acknowledging other viewpoints

Accommodating other viewpoints

Refuting other viewpoints


400

What is the order in which information should appear within a citation? 



  1. Author.
  2. Title of source.
  3. Title of container,
  4. Other contributors,
  5. Version,
  6. Number,
  7. Publisher,
  8. Publication date,
  9. Location.
400

How do we edit papers in this class?

Peer Review.

400

What is the proper email etiquette when corresponding with a professor?

Clear subject heading (with something that identifies the class you are in)

Dear Professor,

Format the body of the email like a paragraph 

Sign email with your name (Sincerely, best, have a good day, etc.)

400

Name two Bronte Sister books (cannot be from the same Bronte)

Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre (1846)

Villette (1853)

Shirley (1849)

The Professor (1857)
 

Emily Bronte

Wuthering Heights (1847)

 

Anne Bronte

Agnes Grey (1847)

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)

 

500

Give me an example of a logical fallacy.

Ad hominem: arguments that attack someone's character rather than address the issues.

Bandwagon appeals: argues that because others think or do something, we should too.

Begging the question: this is an argument that is circular. It assumes as a given what is trying to be proved, essentially supporting an assertion with the assertion itself.

Either-or: arguments that also call for false dilemmas. They are oversimplifications that assert there can only be two possible positions on a complex issue.

False analogies: comparing things that resemble each other in some ways, but not in the most important respects. For example comparing tree pollutants and car pollutants.

Faulty casualties: assumes that because one event followed another, the first event caused the second.

Straw man: arguments that misrepresent an opposing position to make it ridiculous or extreme and thus easy to refute, rather than dealing with the actual position.

Hasty generalizations: conclusions based on insufficient or inappropriately qualified evidence.

Slippery slope: arguments that assert that one event will inevitably lead to another, often cataclysmic event without presenting evidence that such a chain of causes and effects will in fact take place.

500

What is wrong with this citation? 

Cath, Corinne, et al “Artificial Intelligence and the ‘Good Society’: The US, EU, and UK Approach.” Science And Engineering Ethics, vol. 24, no. 2, Apr. 2018, pp. 505–528. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s11948-017-9901-7. Accessed May 6 2019.


Article title should not be italics, journal should be italics, period missing after et al., date is in the wrong order for date accessed.

Cath, Corinne, et al. “Artificial Intelligence and the ‘Good Society’: The US, EU, and UK Approach.” Science And Engineering Ethics, vol. 24, no. 2, Apr. 2018, pp. 505–528. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s11948-017-9901-7. Accessed 6 May 2019.

500

How do you consider a rhetorical situation. 


Purpose

 Audience

 Genre 

Stance

 Media/design


500

What is our course management system?

Blackboard

500

How many book excerpts have we read this semester?

17