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What does the word vigilant mean?

To be on the lookout; watchful

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Which response represents the best definition of irony as a rhetorical feature?

An author states the opposite of his or her actual argument.

100

Yhat is unique about informational text?

  • objective tone
  • formal style
  • complex, precise, and domain-specific vocabulary and jargon
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If you have ever viewed an advertisement, purchased a product, applied for a job, or tried to convince a family member or friend to change their mind, you have participated in.....

an act of rhetoric.

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When revising for content you should....

Revise your completed essay for content. Look at the overall clarity, focus, and flow

200

What does the word emulate mean?

To copy or do what someone does is good.

200

Which options provide the best description of types of evidence found in informational texts?

  • Evidence in informational texts can include personal experience and personal observation.Evidence in informational texts can include personal experience and personal observation.
  • Evidence in informational texts can include facts and expert opinions.Evidence in informational texts can include facts and expert opinions.
  • Evidence in informational texts can include anecdotes and statistics.
200

Quality claims for argument essays are:

  • concise, complete sentences
  • arguable—express an idea that is not immediately accepted by most people as true
  • able to be proven with sufficient and relevant evidence
200

To understand and benefit from the information provided in complex texts, you must have...

a plan of attack

200

When revising the conclusion you should...

  • Does the thesis statement summary come first in this paragraph?
  • Are the closure elements appropriate for the topic and audience?
  • Is transitional content used effectively?
300

What does the word alienation mean?

Isolation

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How does an author use a rhetorical feature to appeal to audience's emotions

Uses figurative language to vividly depict lives of poverty and loneliness, making readers feel sympathetic.

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Above all, your claim must be....

arguable

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When authors juxtapose words or ideas, or place them in relation to each other, it is called...

antithesis

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When revising the body paragraphs you should...

  • Does the overall order of the body paragraphs follow the order as reflected in the thesis statement’s “because” statements?
  • Is the overall order of the body paragraphs logical and clear to the audience?
  • Are the evidence, counterclaim, and/or rebuttal in each body paragraph ordered logically?
400

What does the word infrastructure mean?

Framework

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Which response represents the best definition of irony as a rhetorical feature?

An author states the opposite of his or her actual argument.

400

Because you want the essay you write to convince your audience of your perspective on a subject, your claim must be...

 supported by credible, verifiable, and reputable evidence.

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Diction literally means

word choice

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When revising sentences you should....

  • Does the order of the sentences within the body paragraphs make sense?
  • Are transitional phrases or words used at the end or beginning of sentences to signal connections between the “because” statement and evidence; between counterclaim and evidence; and between rebuttal and evidence?
500

What does the word fervently mean?

In an intense manner

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How do you best define an argument

It has a claim, counter claim, and rebuttal

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Your evidence should...

comes from a variety of sources

 have sufficient evidence

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is a common rhetorical feature in which the author or speaker presents ideas in sequence using the same sentence structure or phrase structure.

Parallelism

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When revising evidence you should....

  • Is sufficient and relevant evidence provided to support the thesis statement?
  • Does the evidence come from a variety of sources?
  • Is the evidence properly cited, both with in-text citations and in the Works Cited page?
  • Is the evidence properly introduced and explained in your own words?