Business Messages and Visual Communication
Logical Fallacies
Building Careers/Resumes/Research
Sports
PotPouri
100

Step one of the three step writing process

Planning

100

This fallacy restates the argument rather than actually proving it

Circular

100

System that captures and stores incoming resumes

Applicant Tracking System

100

Who has the all time passing record

Tom Brady

100

Country with largest population

China

200

Any space that doesn't contain text or artwork

White Space

200

The conclusion that the writer should prove is validated within the claim.

Begging the claim

200

You should always document these

Soures

200

Who has the nickname Uncle Drew

Kyrie Irving

200

Who invented Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg

300

This brings new depth to visuals

Motion

300

This fallacy compares minor misdeed with major atrocities suggesting that both are equally immoral

Moral Equivalence

300

Eliminate these in resumes

Unnecessary text

300

The "Frozen Tundra" is the nickname of the stadium where this team plays

Green Bay Packers

300

What is the capital of North Carolina

Raleigh

400

When is an item more likely to be remembered

When it stands out

400

This move oversimplifies and opponents viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument

Straw Man

400

This type of research is done previously on another subject

Secondary Research

400

How tall are the basketball hoops?

10 feet

400

Simplify this fraction  36/426

6/7

500

An explanatory technique in which you write whatever comes to mind

Free Writing

500

This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence

Hasty Generalization

500

Name four things you shouldn't include on a resume

spelling mistakes, solid wall of text, inaccuracies, unnecessary personal information, your age, negative comments about a former employer, too many details about your hobbies and interests, miscellaneous extra content, passive language, too much information

500

How many seams on a baseball?

108

500

What should you keep handy at your interview?

A copy of your resume