TDBU
How the author referred to the United States.
What is "El Otro Lado" or "The Other Side"?
To unite or form a connection or relation between; associate; bond; relationship.
What is "ally"?
Fallacy used here: Reyna Grande asserts that if we allow parents to move to El Otro Lado, this will lead to more parents leaving, resulting in the opening of orphanages all over Mexico.
What is "slippery slope"?
The appeal which established "credibility."
What is "ethos"?
To make the name Gonzalez plural, one must add this.
What is "es"?
The thing being described here: It was big and smooth, and it looked as if it were covered with a green velvety cloth.
What is "The Mountain that has a Headache"?
The crowd erupted into a ______________ as the band took the stage, electrifying the atmosphere with their first song.
What is "frenzy"?
Fallacy used here: Elida was telling us how beautiful her quinceañera was going to be, but we didn’t believe her because she’s mean, spoiled, and hasn’t been nice since the day we arrived.
What is "ad hominem"?
The appeals used most in the Norman Spack TEDtalk.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
Who did Elida sing this song about?: "La calaca, tilica y flaca. La calaca, tilica y flaca."
Who is "Carlos"?
The city and state of the author's hometown.
What is Iguala, Guerrero?
She approached the ancient pyramids with a sense of ______________, awed by its history and the sacredness of the site.
What is "reverence"?
Fallacy used here: Mago wasn’t enjoying herself at Elida’s quinceañera, to the point where she didn’t want to eat, smile, or participate in anything. In an effort to make Mago enjoy herself, Reyna reminded her sister that there are people throughout the country who are so destitute, they don’t get to celebrate anything.
What is "appeal to emotion"?
Kelsey Whitmore was trying to establish this as she pursued playing professional baseball.
What is "ethos"?
Who said " . . . there is something more powerful than La Llorona -- a power that takes away parents, not children."
Who is Reyna Grande?
It was used to rid the children of lice.
What is "kerosone"?
The ____________ aroma of fresh hay filled the air as the cowboy led the horses into the _____________ for the night.
What are "pungent" and "corral"?
Fallacy used here: If you don't donate to this charity right now, think how many children will go hungry every night.
What is "appeal to emotion"?
The vocabulary word most associated with the appeals.
What is "credibility"?
Who said "Look at those little jotos, being kissed by their mami."
Who is Mago?
Who is Jose Magdaleno Ocampo?
What is a "memoir"?
Provide an example of any of the fallacies.
The "power of persuasion."
What is "rhetoric"?
Who is Abuela Evila?