English 1 Test

Front 1

writing intended to describe, explain, or inform

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exposition

Front 2

a graph using symbols or pictures to add more information about data

Back 2

pictograph

Front 3

a method of ordering ideas when describing a physical object or space

Back 3

spatial organization

Front 4

a graph showing continuous change across a span of time

Back 4

line graph

Front 5

a visual aid which organizes data in rows and columns

Back 5

table

Front 6

a circle graph showing parts of a whole

Back 6

pie chart

Front 7

a method of ordering ideas by time sequence

Back 7

chronological organization

Front 8

to inform, persuade, entertain, or express strong feelings

Back 8

author purpose

Front 9

the major idea of a paragraph explicitly stated

Back 9

topic sentence

Front 10

to inform, persuade, entertain, or express strong feelings

Back 10

bar graph

Front 11

a set of definitions for symbols, listed at the bottom of a chart or graph

Back 11

legend

Front 12

a short, entertaining story

Back 12

anecdote

Front 13

orderly thinking based on set principles

Back 13

logical appeal

Front 14

appeal to join the 'winning side'

Back 14

bandwagon

Front 15

a personal attack designed to discredit the sponsor of an idea or cause

Back 15

argument ad hominem

Front 16

a method of logic which moves from a general principle to specific instances

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deduction

Front 17

an appeal to action by a famous or admired person

Back 17

endorsement

Front 18

a method of logic which moves from specific instances to a general principle

Back 18

induction

Front 19

an error in logic often used to mislead readers in persuasive text

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logical fallacy

Front 20

an argument that plays on feelings of fear, joy, sadness, pity, excitement, etc.

Back 20

emotional appeal

Front 21

an argument arriving at a logical conclusion based on a premise

Back 21

syllogism

Front 22

the major idea of which an argument is based

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premise

Front 23

an argument appealing to a reader's sense of justice, fairness, right, and wrong

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ethical appeal

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an argument based on a supposed rather than actual circumstance

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straw man fallacy

Front 25

an argument intended to convince the reader that only two options are available

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either-or fallacy

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An author appeals to logic by _____.

Back 26

providing evidence to back claims

Front 27

An author appeals to emotion by _____.

Back 27

using emotionally charged language

Front 28

Targeting a person's fears is an appeal to _____.

Back 28

emotion

Front 29

Deductive or inductive methods are part of an appeal to _____.

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logic