Unit 1
Fervently
Very enthusiastically and passionately
Subservient
Prepared to obey others unquestioningly
Vigilant
Keeping careful watch for possible difficulties to come
Exacerbate
Make worse (usually a feeling or problem)
Pervasive
Spreading widely throughout an area of group of people
The three rhetoric appeals
persuasive techniques: Ethos, Pathos, Logos
What is personification
Giving an object human qualities
Referencing another external text is…
Allusion
The difference between simile and metaphor
Simile uses “like” or “as”
A metaphor doesn’t use those connecting words
Presidents often used ___ to make their speeches more persuasive.
(fill in the blank)
Rhetoric appeals
When writing you want to know whose age, interests, education level, and beliefs
You audiences
What should outline your general essay and what it’s about
Thesis statement
Counterclaim purpose
Made to rebut accusations against your claim
Types of evidence
Personal experience, statistics/numbers/scientific, analogical
Five types of organizational structure
Sequence, description, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and solution
“As a doctor, I am able to inform you that this treatment will give you the best results.”
What is this an example of
Ethos
“The tree danced in the wind“ is an example of what
Personification
her eyes sparkled like the sun. Example of…
Simile
If we don’t move soon, we may all die!
example of...
Path or OR call to action
“Hit the hay” and “killed two birds with one stone” are examples of
Idiom
What type of evidence is this
”Over 80% of teenagers in the United States use social media’s”
Statistical
What organizational structure would this be considered
” She ate five donuts everyday for a week which causes her to gain weight”
Cause and effect
Whats a good counterclaim to “Blogs that offer health-related solutions should be banned because they endanger the welfare of their readers.”
Many bloggers use reputable online sources to gather information about current health issues and concerns affecting people of all ages, including young children
What organizational structure is this
“ She wanted to lose ten pounds so she started to exercised for an hour everyday”
Problem and solution
What is this an example of
‘To make a peanut butter jelly sandwich, you must procure the ingredient, find a knife, and spread the condiments”
Thesis statement