| Grammar | Thesis and the Paper | Citations and Academic Research | Sentence Structure | Fallacies |
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A comma is used for pauses or to break up complex sentences.
What is a comma?
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The governing sentence or topic of the paper.
What is a thesis?
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Included after the work cited and provides any information the author has used.
What is a citation?
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More to keep the reader on their toes and keeps the reading fresh.
Is it better to have less or more sentence variation in a paper?
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Attempting to discredit an author either by attacking credibility, logic, or emotion.
What is a fallacy?
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In a list
Between two ideas After an introductory phrase( however, therefore etc) Around non essential elements
What are four instances where a comma would be used?
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a
Which one of these is an arguable thesis
(a) - MacBooks are the best computer as of right now. (b) - Pollution is bad for the environment. (c) - Fire is hot. |
No
Do you put the date accessed of the America Now book?
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Sally likes to go swimming, camping, and fishing.
Correct the faulty Parallelism: Sally likes to go swimming, camping, and she likes to fish.
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Ethical
Emotional Logical
Name the three types of fallacies discussed in class.
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A word usually appearing before a noun or pronoun which tells the reader the relation to the noun (i.e. Sally sat above the table.
What is a preposition?
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Prime the reader of what to expect in the paragraph.
What is the purpose of a topic sentence?
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No.
Is Wikipedia a credible source?
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Any word ending in -ing.
What is a gerund?
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Circular Logic
Red Herring Hasty Generalization Non Sequitur Straw Man Fallacy
Name at least 2 logical fallacies.
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For
And Nor But Or Yet So
What are the seven conjunctions?
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narrow to be specific.
Should thesis statements need to be broad or narrow?
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Sally was the president of her boating club (Sue 20).
MLA format Fix this in-text citation: Sally was the president of her boating club. (Sue, 2017, page 20)
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Alternating short and long sentences.
Sentence openings Short, Choppy sentences with conjunctions Link Short, Choppy sentences through subordination Use Transitional Words and Phrases Pay attention to parallelism
Name at least 3 Sentence Variations.
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Ad Hominem
Guilt by Association
Name all the ethical fallacies discussed in class (there are two).
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