Technical Writing - Test #3

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6 types of visual aids (Graphics)

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1. Line Graphs

2. Bar Graphs

3. Pictographs

4. Tables/Grids

5. Pie Charts

6. Statistical Maps

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Writing Process (4)

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1. Pre-Writing

2. Rough Draft

3. Revising

4. Final Draft

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You ____________ the content, and __________ the form.

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Revise; Proofread

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Verbatim

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Exact Quote

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Paraphrase

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In your own words

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You gather data by ___________, and ____________ people to different things.

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Experimentation; Exposing

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Elements of Graphics (4)

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1. Contrast in colours

2. Simplicity

3. Balance

4. Unity

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Extrapolation

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Educated Guesses

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Self-efficacy

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The belief in one's capabilities of reaching a goal or outcome

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Fear of Judgment (2)

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1. Insecurity or fear of making mistakes.

2. Dulls creativity.

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Falsifiability

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Specificity

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Logic

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Good premise and reasonable conclusion

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Comprehensiveness

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Looking at all the available evidence

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Honesty

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Accepting when you're wrong if the evidence proves it to be so.

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Replicability

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Experiments made to lessen coincidences or unreliability

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Sufficiency (3)

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1. Extraordinary Claims

2. Argument of Authority

3. Burden of Proof

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Bloom's Taxonomy of Thought (7)

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1. Remember

2. Understand

3. Apply

4. Analyze

5. Synthesize

6. Evaluate

7. Create

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Comprehensiveness

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Looking at all the available evidence, both good and bad

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Honesty

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Accept when your claim is wrong

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Replicability

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Conduct experiments to reach a certain goal. Avoids coincidence.

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Sufficiency (3)

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1. Argument of Authority

2. Extraordinary Claims

3. Burden of Proof

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Bloom's Taxonomy of Thought (7)

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1. Remember

2. Understand

3. Apply

4. Analyze

5. Synthesize

6. Evaluate

7. Create

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The Water Wars took place in

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Bolivia, City of Cochabamba

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Tyrone Hayes

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Proved that atrazine is dangerous

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Shades of Meaning

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Differences in meaning/context between similar words (Ex: kids vs. youth)

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Atrazine (3)

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1. Changes the sex of fish

2. Created by Syngenta

3. Endocrine disruptor

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Treason

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To betray one's country

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Deductive (4)

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1. Specific and Certain

2. From general to particular

3. Premise will guarantee the conclusion with logic and facts

4. Used for application

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Inductive (3)

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1. Uncertain

2. Particular to General

3. The truth of the premises do not give the truth of the conclusion

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Timeliness

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Done at a favourable or useful time

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Discrimination is good for __________ and __________

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Decision-making

Selecting relevant information and variables

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Data Gathering Guidelines (3)

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1. Valid

2. Reliable

3. Practical

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Types of Sources (2)

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1. Primary (direct evidence)

2. Secondary (books, articles, news, etc.)

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Quality Criteria (4)

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1. Cost

2. Relevance

3. Timeliness

4. TRAC (Traction Control)

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____________ is on the person who makes the claim

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Burden of proof

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The person should _______ change the ________

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Not; subject

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Counterintuitive

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Goes against one's intuition or common sense. Contrary to what we expect.

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Logical Fallacies

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Errors in reasoning or mistakes in beliefs

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Cognitive dissonance

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Cultural good and bad narratives (Ex: Christopher Columbus; the fossil fuel industry)

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_____________ is part of the process of learning.

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Questioning

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BS Detector (3)

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1. Critical Thinking

2. Logical Fallacies

3. Levels of Cognition

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Basis of all learning is __________ and __________.

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Remembering; memorization

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Remembering and memorization do __________ include ________ ________

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Not; deep thinking

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_____________ helps identify what type of __________ the person is.

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Questions; thinker

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Levels of Cognition involve ____________ ___________

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Developmental errors

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Variable (2)

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1. Viable to change

2. Inconsistent and without a pattern

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Developmental errors

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Mistakes made during the process of learning a new language or concept

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Language acquisition process

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Requires making mistakes to learn a new language

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Nepotism

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In politics, it is favouritism towards the family (Means 'nephew' in Italian) (Ex: Ricky Roselló and his son)

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Proposal

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To accept, reject, consider, or submit one (for or to do something)

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Dogma (3)

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1. Article of faith

2. Does not change

3. Close-minded thought

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Types of logical fallacies (6)

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1. Ad hominem

2. Non sequitur

3. Begging the question

4. Argument of authority

5. Red Herring

6. Strawman

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__________ __________ is used in technical reports

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Specialized vocabulary

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Specialized vocabulary (3)

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1. Misleading meanings

2. Miscommunication

3. Formality

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Feasibility Report

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Whether something should be done or not

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Viability Report

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Making a plan to buy something

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Types of technical reports (11)

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1. Viability

2. Feasibility

3. Maintenance

4. Memorandum

5. Procedural/Instructional

6. Minimum Viable Product

7. Environmental Impact

8. Research and Development

9. Proposals

10. Field Report

11. Letters

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Cognitive Skill (3)

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Acquire knowledge and understanding through

1. Thought

2. Experience

3. The senses

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Heresy

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Belief or opinion contrary to orthodox, religious doctrines (Means 'choose' or 'choice')

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Types of knowledge (4)

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1. Facts

2. Concepts

3. Procedures

4. Metacognition

Metacognition

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Technical writing helps users solve problems with ___________ and ____________ ____________ _____________

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Technology; technical subject matter

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You must recognize your ___________

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Limitations

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Research and science are ___________; __________

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Subject to change; tentative

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Stages of Problem Solving (7)

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1. Define the problem in clear, falsifiable words

2. Consider the context

3. Research precedents

4. Apply expertise

5. Generate possible solutions

6. Test results

7. Come to a supported conclusion

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Characteristics of a good technical writer (6)

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1. Organized

2. Simple

3. Honest/Humble

4. Tenacious

5. Meticulous

6. Tentative

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Characteristics of a good technical report (5)

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1. Clear, measurable, observable, and objective

2. Evaluation Criteria (Reasonable and realistic)

3. Falsifiable language (FiLCHeRS)

4. Time frame and resources

5. Tentative and holds burden of proof

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Self-efficacy is by

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Albert Banduras

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Intuition (2)

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1. Calculated guess

2. Something known by the subconscious mind

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You need to _________ first before you can __________

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Analyze; evaluate

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A ________ is the surface or ________ of what you're going to talk about

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Summary; ruse

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You can use __________ for a topic you're not knowledgeable of

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FiLCHeRS

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____________ has to be accessible

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Vocabulary

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Ruse (2)

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1. Deceive and trick

2. Tactic of persuasion

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Empirical

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Drawing from experiment and observation