Definitions
Define Rhetoric
The art and practice of persuasion (or communication).
True or False: you should not use Wikipedia to start your research
False
The word for unethical (and often illegal) use of another person's work.
Plagarism
Review argument, broaden stakes, go crazy, etc.
What genre of writing is Noah studying?
Poetry
Three elements of argument (according to ancient rhetoricians)
Logos, Ethos, Pathos
Name one thing you might look for when evaluating the quality of a potential source?
Bias, accreditation, publication history, professional background, etc.
Name one benefit of practicing ethical citation
Honesty (won't go to hell), honesty (won't get expelled), honesty (won't go to jail), honesty (wife won't leave you), honesty (kids won't hate you), etc.
This term refers to language that mitigates the force of a claim.
Hedging
Worst candy (according to Noah and God)
Almond Joy
In addition to logos, ethos and pathos, this is the secret fourth element of argument. [Hint: TIME]
Kairos
Name one research database you have access to as a BYU student.
GALE, physical library books, Google Scholar, MUSE, etc.
Your citations should appear _____ and on the works-cited page.
In-text
This term refers to language that enhances the force of a claim.
Boosting
How many torpedoes did Luke launch into the Death Star's exhaust port?
Two
Three elements of the Rhetorical Situation
Rhetor, Problem/Purpose (also called exigence), and Audience
What are the two main stages of research?
Background (general) and Scholarly (focused)
Explain the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing.
Paraphrasing: restate the argument or point of a source using different (context-centric) language.
Summarizing: give a brief overview of the main points of a source without going into much detail.
Name one common type of bias
[Professor Hickman is lazy and will tell you if you're right or wrong. He's not about to type a novel]
Noah's favorite band (points doubled if you can also name his favorite album)
Radiohead (In Rainbows)
Define "genre"
Patterns of texts that emerge in response to recurring social (rhetorical) situations.
Name the infamous fact-checker website that debunked the claim that, on average, humans eat eight spiders in their sleep.
Name three major citation styles.
MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, IEEE, etc.
Name one common logical fallacy
[refer to Professor Hickman, I'm not going to type them all out here]
Noah's mom's name (I've said it one time in class)
Wendy