TESTS
Persuasive Techniques
Essays
Claims, Counterclaims, and Rebuttals
Confusing Words
100

How many transitions do you need in your essay?

4

100

What are the 3 persuasive techniques that we learned about?

Ethos, Logos, Pathos

100

An informative essay....

informs the reader and tells facts. 

100

What is a claim? 

Your side of the argument. 

100

I have more work to do _____ the rest of the kids. 

a.) then

b.) than

b.) than

200

How many sources should you CITE in your essay? 

2 or more (however many sources they use).

200

Logos is when you persuade using....

logic, reasoning, or facts. 

200

What is a hook? Give an example of what a hook can be. 

It draws the reader in. EX. Question, quote, facts.
200

What is a counterclaim? 

The other side of the argument.

200

I think that _______ going to need to get a piece of paper out. 

a.) your

b.) you're

b.) you're

300

What can we separate a compound sentence with? 

Comma and conjunction OR a semicolon.

300

Pathos is when you persuade with....

feelings

300

What does the word "persuade" mean? 

To try to make someone do something. 

300

What does the word "bias" mean? 

Unfairly favoring something over something else. 

300

Everyone is going to the game _______ for you. 

a.) except

b.) accept

a.) except

400

What are the two prompts that we will write on the state test? 

Argumentative and Informative

400

Ethos is when you persuade by...

using something or someone trustworthy- celebrity.

400

What is our elf's name? 

Ralphie

400

What is Mrs. Flynn's favorite dogs name?

Panda

400

You ______ going to go to detention today, but they didn't have it. w

a.) were 

b.) was

a.) were

500

What does TESTS stand for? 

T: Types of prompts

E: Evidence

S: Sources

T: Transitions

S: Sentences

500

What technique is being used? 

The tests are proven to work with years of data.

Logos.

500

In an essay you should have ____ compound sentences. 

3 or more

500

What is a rebuttal? 

It proves the counterclaim wrong.

500

The running _______ was difficult because it rained. 

a.) coarse

b.) course

b.) course