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The directions.
What is the first thing you should read when you begin the exam?
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The art of communicating effectively // The art of persuasion.
What is rhetoric?
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2 [3 is also an acceptable answer]
What is the absolute minimum number of sources you should use in the synthesis essay?
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The argument against an argument or proposition
What is a counterproposition?
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Casey
What is Mrs. Andrews' first name?
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To see which passages are most difficult/easiest.
What is an important strategy for approaching the multiple choice section as a whole?
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Repetition/Anaphora
What is the following an example of?
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed... I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together... I have a dream..." |
The argument essay.
Which essay should you spend the least time writing?
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Logos
If one were writing an argument essay about government policy addressed to the president, which rhetorical appeal would be most sensible to use?
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28
How old is Mrs. Andrews?
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Process of elimination.
What is it called when you narrow down the answers?
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Ethos, pathos, logos
What are the three appeals?
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A thesis
What is the most important thing you must include in the introduction to both your synthesis and rhetorical analysis essays?
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False dilemma/dichotomy
Which logical fallacy is present in the following sentence:
"You can either get a 5 on the AP exam or you might as well give up." |
AP English Literature
What AP course did Mrs. Andrews take in high school?
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Best fit
What is the best STRATEGY for finding out the meaning of a word in context?
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Amplification/Juxtaposition/Parallelism
What is the following an example of?
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” |
(Source #).
What is the correct way to cite sources in the synthesis essay?
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The argument and rhetorical analysis essays
On which sections of the test is it most useful to understand logical fallacies?
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May
In which month is Mrs. Andrews' birthday?
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Check which questions are most difficult/easiest // skip hard questions.
What is a strategy for approaching answering questions about a particular passage?
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Author, audience, message
What are the three aspects of the rhetorical situation?
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Evidence!
What should you build your rhetorical analysis paragraphs around?
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Causal fallacy
What logical fallacy is present in the following sentence:
"The college board is made up of greedy capitalists who don't care about me but the real reason I'm not set up to do well on this exam is because I'm a failure." |
Z
What letter does Mrs. Andrews' middle name start with?
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