Ch1/2 Vocab
Demands an inquiring mind that welcomes complexities and seeks out and weighs many different points of view.
Critical Thinking
When you consider a variety of factors. It involves breaking something down into its various parts, and reflecting on their functionality....or lack thereof.
How writers influence readers through language.
The available means of persuasion.
As opposed to binary thinking, this type of inquiry is open to dispute, and can be explored and debated.
What is an Issue?
In academia, this term refers to the dialectic thinking that happens when you compare two or more 'texts' or inquiries to see what they 'say' to each other.
What is 'conversation'?
The ability to understand the perspectives that shape what people think, believe, and value.
What is empathy?
In academic writing, this is the main point that is argued in a piece of writing.
Claim or Thesis
What a writer is trying to accomplish. A response to a particular situation.
What is 'purpose'?
This term describes patterns of thought that lead you to question assumptions and opinions, explore alternatives, and anticipate opposing arguments. (among others)
What are habits of mind?
This describes the practice of marking the pages of a text, questioning ideas, inquiring into their significance, and engaging with ideas.
What is annotation?
An assertion that requires support, but is not the thesis or main idea.
What is a 'minor claim'?
What is Binary Thinking?
What moves a writer to write.
What is situation, or context?
A type of writing, such as a formal opinion, a human-interest story, a blog post, or a business email. Defined in part by the audience targeted.
What is Genre?