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46 Cards in this Set
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It is better to be clear than to... |
sound smart |
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What does it mean to "write for a rhetorical purpose"? |
Write to persuade |
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An argument essay should always ignore the opposing side, right? |
No!! It should always respectfully address the opposing side |
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1st person pronouns in academic writing- should you use them? Swearing? 2nd person? |
No!! None of the above, never use any of those. |
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What are the characteristics of good evidence? |
accurate, credible, current, not biased |
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What are the 3 tools (appeals) of rhetoric? |
Logos, Ethos, and Pathos |
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What is Logos? |
Logic: Using numbers, statistics, and facts to convince the audience |
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What is Ethos? |
Credibility: a credible source; establishes authority on the subject |
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What is Pathos? |
Emotion: an appeal to the emotions to convince the audience |
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What is Deduction? |
A form of logic that uses a 3 step process known as syllogism |
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What is Induction? |
A form of logic that uses multiple points of evidence to draw a specific conclusion |
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Guidelines for formatting an outline (full sentences? 1-2 word entries?) |
Either one is good- just be consistent. Use the same one throughout the outline. |
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Define Thesis Statement |
States the main idea |
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What is a fallacy? |
A flaw in an argument's logic. |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Studying fallacies is like taking a walk in a strange place in the dark." |
Faulty Analogy |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Don't try to explain that question to her- she's a blonde- and you know how stupid they are." |
Stereotype |
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Identify the Fallacy: "If you want kids to obey just spank them." |
Oversimplification |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Either you take College Algebra or you won't graduate" |
Either/or |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Vladimer Horowitz, the internationally acclaimed pianist, says TV violence is bad." |
Argument from dubious authority |
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Identify the Fallacy: "The cheerleaders always go to the dances. If you want to be popular you should go too." |
Bandwagon |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Tom's old neighborhood has been turned into a city park. Let's all go to pizza." |
Non Sequitir |
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Identify the Fallacy: Teenager to mother: "But everyone but me will be there!" |
Bandwagon |
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Identify the Fallacy: "If we let Home Depot build in our town, then soon we'll have lots of other big stores will move in and all our stores will go out of business and our economy will be ruined." |
Slippery Slope |
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Identify the Fallacy: "If we want to cure AIDS, lets have everyone take an AIDS test." |
Oversimplification |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Kelly shouldn't get a cat. Pretty soon she'll get another and then her life will be controlled by pets." |
Slippery Slope |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Two students in Professor Hall's class are often late. Today's college students are irresponsible and unreliable." |
Faulty Generalization |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Everyone loves babies." |
Allness |
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Identify the Fallacy: "My roommate stays up till midnight and keeps me from studying. Roommates are annoying." |
Faulty Generalization |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Jane Jones is a forcefull speaker. She'd make a good mayor." |
Faulty Analogy |
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Identify the Fallacy: "People never take others' feelings into consideration" |
Faulty Generalization |
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Identify the Fallacy: "The new weather satellite the government launched last week was a bad idea. Ever since then, it hasn't stopped raining." |
Causal Connections |
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Identify the Fallacy: "The way to stop the slaughter of whales is to ban fishing everywhere." |
Oversimplification |
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Identify the Fallacy: "You can't trust him. He's a politician." |
Stereotype |
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Identify the Fallacy: "A major corporation has started talking about genetic testing. IN a few years, all workers in this country will be genetically tested." |
Slippery Slope |
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Identify the Fallacy: "My neighbor has at least a dozen hunting dogs. Let's take our vacation in Alaska this year." |
Non Sequitir |
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Identify the Fallacy: "How can you be angry that I came home after 10? Grandma says that when you were a teenager you always stayed out late. You were an irresponsible teenager." |
Red Herring |
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Identify the Fallacy: "You talk on the phone all the time. You can give a little 5 minute speech." |
Faulty Analogy |
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Identify the Fallacy: "The best way to ensure student satisfaction is to give everyone an A." |
Oversimplification |
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Identify the Fallacy: "I saw one woman run a red light. Women are terrible drivers." |
Faulty Generalization |
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Identify the Fallacy: "Don't date her! She kicked a dog 2 years ago. She's a horrible person." |
Faulty Generalization |
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What are the 3 cardinal errors? |
1) Comma Splice 2) Sentence Fragment 3) Run-on Sentence |
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What are the 3 elements of any piece of writing? |
Subject, Purpose, Audience |
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Why do we document sources in an academic paper? |
To avoid plagiarism, to establish credibility, and so the reader can look it up and do their own research |
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Define plagiarism. |
Taking someone else's writing and claiming it as your own |
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What is the correct format for an in-text citation? |
"quote" (Last name #). |
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What is the correct format for a citation of a single work in an anthology? |
Author's Last name, First. "Name of Essay." Name of Anthology Italicized. Ed(s). Names of Editors. Place: Publisher, Year. Page numbers. Print. Example: Jefferson, Thomas. “The Declaration of Independence.”The Norton Reader. Eds. Linda H. Peterson, et al. New York: W. W.Norton, 2012. 804-806. Print. |
