Definitions
Logical Fallacies
Rhetoric
Which is Which?
Hodge-Podge
100
A Database
What is a digital collection of articles and other sources?
100
You're either with us or against us!
What is either/or fallacy?
100
Ethos
What is appeal to ethics by demonstrating credibility and good will?
100
Appropriate database for our research: Opposing Viewpoints vs. Project Muse
What is Opposing Viewpoints?
100
The most credible website addresses.
What is .edu and .gov?
200
A Call Number
What is a code used to retrieve a book from a library?
200
Don't listen to Jenny's argument. She's just a bigot.
What is ad hominem?
200
Logos
What is appeal to logic by demonstrating strong evidence and reason?
200
A credible news website: New York Times.com vs. TMZ.com
What is New York Times.com
200
The tool (or method) students should use when searching a database for a source.
What is advanced search?
300
A Scholarly Article
What is a peer reviewed article written for an academic audience and published by an academic journal?
300
Women have never been president. Therefore, Hillary Clinton should not be elected.
What is Appeal to Tradition?
300
Pathos
What is appeal to emotions by evoking emotions and appealing to values?
300
A strong thesis: Illegal Immigration harms our nation. Vs. Illegal Immigration is destabilizing our economy.
What is Illegal Immigration is destabilizing our economy.
300
The source that should never be cited in an essay.
What is Wikipedia?
400
Periodical
What is a news or magazine that is regularly updated or published?
400
Last week Linda's teenage son crashed into a truck. Then, yesterday, another teen caused a 3-car accident on the 405. The age limit for driving should be raised to 21.
What is hasty generalization?
400
Straw Man
What is a fallacy made by failing to address opposing arguments fairly?
400
The best way to see the entire article in a database: Click full text vs. type quotation marks around the search terms.
What is click full text?
400
The difference between a scholarly journal and other journals.
What is peer reviewed, academic audience, 10+ pages, and published in an academic journal.
500
A Works Cited page
What is a list of sources used in the essay printed in the last page of the essay?
500
If we can send a man to the moon, we should be able to find a cure to cancer.
What is false analogy?
500
Rhetoric
What is a persuasive manner of communication?
500
CAPOW
What is Currency, Authority, Purpose, Objectivity, and Writing Style?
500
The sources required for our research paper
What is 1 periodical, 1 scholarly article, 1 government website, and the field research.