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29 Cards in this Set
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What is a definition
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a language form that explains an unknown in terms of a known
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What are the three elements of a logical definition?
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term, genus, and differentia
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WHat is a synonym for genus
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class
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WHat is a synonym for differentia
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distinguishing characteristics
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What orginizational form emerges when one arranges a definition by division vertically?
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an outline
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WHat makes an approximate definition like an expository composition?
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it is what the writer atually does when she develops a thesis in the various types of expository composition
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What is the organizational pattern of a descriptive composition.
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spatial
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What mode of discourse has a chronological arrangement.
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narrative
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What is a synonym for exposition
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analysis; explanation
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What is a typical organizational scheme for exposition
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logical
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WHich mode of compostition concerns the truth or falsity of a proposition
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persuadion or argumentation
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Which principle of outlining demands the use of nouns or noun substitutes
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topic phrasing (OL3)
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Which principle of outlining refers to the similarity of language forms
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parallel phrasing
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Which principle of outlining hs to do with general to specific relationships.
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subordination
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Which principle of outlining insists upon two or more topocs always
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division
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WHat normally precedes the atual outline of an essay
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thesis statement
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Why doesnt't th outline refer to intro, body or conclusion
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thesis statement stands for intro and conclusion, woud violate the principle of subordination
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What is the signifier for a main topic
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Roman numeral
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What is the signifier for a subtopic
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capital letters
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What signals a detail under a subtopic
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Arabic numerals (lowercase letters)
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What is a process essay
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a how to essay, instructional by nature
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Why are process and definition essays expository
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they explain
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WHo was Quintillian
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Roman rhetorician and critic who wrote Institutione Oratoria
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What are the seven steps in the Quintillian rhetoric and what is the function of each
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-Exordium-general area of discussion
-Narration-reasons for discussing the topic -Exposition-definition of terms -Proposition-thesis statement -Conformation-multiple paragraph body -Refutation-contrary arguement -Peroration-concluding material |
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What is often the key word in an arguementative proposition
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?
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The four types of definition
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by classification and differentiation
by division by synonym by approximation |
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The four modes of discourse
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descriptive-objects
narrative-events exposition-ideas argumentative-persuasion |
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Exposition and Argumentation are both
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ideas
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these two modes are used together in prose
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descriptive and narrative
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