Types of Essays
That's a Fallacy
That's a Fallacy II
MLA
Basic Vocab
100

This essay examines multiple points of view on a topic.

Exploratory essay

100

The whole class is playing Jeopardy.  You'd better play, too.

Bandwagon

100

You may have a great argument, but you should really see my new car.

Evasion

100
The second line in an MLA heading.
Professor's Name
100

The dictionary definition of the word:

Denotation.

200

This essay evaluates a print ad.

Visual essay.

200

Look, there's an elephant!

Red Herring.

200

If you keep singing those Christmas songs, Christmas will be canceled forever.

Slippery slope.

200
How the date is written in the MLA heading

Day Month Year, no punctuation

200

The emotional meaning of a word:

Connotation.

300

This essay includes an warrant.

Toulmin

300

These beds aren't as comfortable is clouds.

False analogy. 

300
You can't convince me that Santa isn't real--we've all seen him.

Begging the question

300
Type of indent found on the Works Cited page.

Hanging Indent

300

General attitude of a piece, found in the vocabulary:

Tone.

400

This essay suggests that a topic is immoral.

Ethical essay.
400

You're so dense; you wouldn't understand this argument if it slapped you in the face. 

Ad hominem.

400

You lack of holiday spirit caused the price of tinsel to become inflated.

False cause.

400

Information included in parenthetical citation

Authors last name and page number

400

The general opinion of a piece, found in the thesis:

Stance

500

This common kind of essay includes a stance and main points to support it.  

Classic essay

500

We're even! My girlfriend cheated on me, so I emptied her bank account.

Two wrongs make a right. 
500

Cupid is Pennsylvania's favorite reindeer.  I know--I asked the whole class. 

Hasty Generalization

500

Name of the page of resources:

Works Cited page
500

An error that which renders an argument invalid:

Logical Fallacy.