Argument
Rhetoric
MLA Style
In-text Citations
Grab Bag
100

The act of asserting or defending a claim, opinion, or belief

What is 'Argument'?

100

The process of identifying and using the most effective strategies to influence thought

What is "Rhetoric"?

100

These are the four basic formatting requirements of an MLA essay

What are "running header, heading, Times New Roman font size 12, double spacing"

100

The phrase used to introduce an author or owner of source material. It tells us the WHO

What is "Signal Phrase"?

100

Three primary tools in a writer's toolbox

What are "Vocabulary, Punctuation, and Grammar"?

200

To persuade others to see the wisdom of a perspective

What is "Academic Argument"?

200

This refers to the conditions which will effect your argument

What is "Rhetorical Situation?"

200

In MLA, you should use sentence case for essay titles (T/F)

What is "False"- use Title Case

200

The two main ways you use direct content in your writing. It is the WHAT

What is "Direct Quotes and Paraphrases"?

200

This document was written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson

What is "The Declaration of Independence"?

300

This type of argument involves listening to another's perspective so that you understand it before you respond 

What is "Rogerian Argument"?

300

This refers to the active method you will employ to persuade others"?

What is "Rhetorical Strategy"?

300

The way dates are formatted in MLA style

What is "Day Month Year"?

300

The content inside the parenthetical citation indicates the...

What is "The WHERE"

300

This statement tells your reader what your topic is, what you believe about your topic, and why you believe it

What is "Thesis"?
400

This ancient Greek scholar divided argumentative assertions into three types: fact, value, and policy

Who is "Aristotle"?

400

These are the three main determining factors in a given Rhetorical Situation

What are "Audience, Purpose, and Stance"?

400

In MLA, these are the two special formatting requirements used for a Works Cited page

What are "Hanging Indents and Alphabetized"?

400

These are the three parts needed for every in-text citation. Together they form a 'citation sandwich'

What are "Signal Phrase, Direct Content, and Parenthetical Citation"?

400

A signal phrase and parenthetical citation for this quote: "My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it with the same status." 

What is, 'Sir Ken Robinson claims that,"..." (time stamp) or ("Do Schools").'?

500

This type of argument depends on using inquiry and advocacy as a form of reasoning

What is "Toulmin Argument"?

500

These are the three main means of persuasion used in argument

What are "Logos, Ethos, and Pathos"?

500

Generally, how source titles and container titles are each formatted

What are "Quotation Marks [source titles] and Italics [container titles]"?

500

These are the five main reasons why/how in-text citations are used

What are, "1) Distinguishes between you and source, 2) Establishes credibility 3) Gives source credit 4) Creates a key for the reader 5) Protects you from plagiarism

500

The relationship between writing and reading depends on what

What is " to write in a visual 'code'  so that the reader can 'decode' it"?