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Arguments
Style
Vocabulary
Logic
Fun Facts about Kyle
100
The statement that states the argument and gives reasons why it is true.
Thesis
100
As opposed to an informal style, writers should maintain...
formal style
100
Word that means the same.
Synonym
100
If A then B; if B then C; therefore, if ___ then ___.
A, C
100
I attend this university.
Yale University
200
Specific information used to support an argument.
Evidence
200
Saying the same thing twice in different words is...
redundant.
200
What does the word engage mean, in the context of writing?
grab someone's interest
200
Argument which follows logically, but isn't true.
Valid
200
I'm from this state in the northeast corner of America.
Maine
300
A position that is not the writer's, but might be expressed in the essay.
Counterargument
300
What are the three points of view, and what pronouns go with each?
1st - I 2nd - You 3rd - They, he, she, it, etc.
300
This word describes the trustworthiness of a source of information.
Credibility
300
Sound
Argument which follows logically, and is also true.
300
I'm mildly allergic to this tropical fruit that might keep the doctor away.
Pineapple
400
What are the three parts of an argument in correct order?
Position Reason Evidence
400
Subjects and verbs must agree in....
number. Singular/Plural
400
The acronym "VLP" stands for...
Volunteer Leadership Program
400
If Kyle teaches writing, then he is joyful. If Kyle is joyful, then he dances. Therefore____________________
If Kyle teaches writing, then he dances.
400
I am _____ years old.
20
500
A type of irrelevance, directly related to arguments.
Inconsistence
500
Strong verbs are written in the __________
active voice.
500
This organ secretes enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of sugars. Located behind the stomach.
Pancreas
500
An error in logic is known as a logical ________.
fallacy
500
I compete in this activity in college, traveling all around the country on most weekends.
Debate