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Narrative Terms
All About Words
The Art of Persuasion
Research
Misc.
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The perspective from which a story is told
Point Of View
100
What are the meanings of the prefixes tri and bi?
three and two
100
"Nearly 82% of students have over 5 hours of homework a night" is an example of what kind of appeal?
Logos
100
The format in which we write our research papers
MLA
100
What is the correct way to format an in-text citation for John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, page 78?
(Steinbeck 78).
200
The overall statement that tells what the text is about
Main idea
200
When words have feelings behind them (positive or negative) they are known to have __________
Connotation
200
Acknowledging the other side of an argument is known as the ______________ or the ____________.
Concession statement, Counterargument, or Rebuttal
200
The part of the paper that states the author's position on the topic
Thesis statement
200
What is paraphrasing?
When you put something in your own words and you cite your source.
300
The author's feelings about the text is known as the __________, and the reader's feelings about the text is known as the _____________
Tone and Mood
300
What is the denotation of the word idiom?
A group of words considered to have meaning based on usage and not the meaning of the words. Example: Raining cats and dogs
300
"Everyone is going to the game, so you should too!" is an example of what kind of ethos appeal?
Bandwagon
300
When an argument is one-sided and heavily favors one opinion over another, one could say it is _________
biased
300
How would you correctly punctuate this dialogue: Jimmy said We only have 15 minutes until the movie starts.
Jimmy said, "We only have 15 minutes until the movie starts."
400
What are four ways in which an author creates mood?
tone, voice, diction, and setting
400
The author's individual and unique style is known as ___________
Voice
400
"You're important, so you should have an iPad" is an example of what kind of pathos appeal?
Appeal to Vanity
400
The place where you list your sources
Works Cited Page
400
What is the task, audience, and purpose?
Task is the format of what you are writing, audience is who will be reading your writing, and purpose is why you are writing.
500
A mild or indirect word substituted for one considered too harsh is known as a _____________
Euphemism
500
Define tomy, un, bell, and pseudo
cut, not, war, and false
500
Obama = hope and change is an example of what type of ethos appeal?
Transfer
500
Another phrase that means "in-text citation"
Parenthetical documentation
500
Name at least 5 of the 9 categories of evidence.
Analogies, Cause and effect, Common Sense, Comparison/Contrast, Examples, facts, Precedent, Research, and Statistics