Your readers first introduction to your essay, this element should hook the reader and indicate what our paper is about.

The ability to recognize, in any situations, the available means of persuasion. The art of persuasion.

The idea that if you bring something up in your essay, you must explore it.

Strategic choices in diction that create a mood or atmosphere within the text

Main components are lighting and color; costuming, hair, and makeup; positioning of characters and objects within a frame; facial expressions and body language; and settings/props.

The key to targeting is in specific details. This factor will determine the tone of your paper, as well as the evidence you use and your sources.

DAILY DOUBLE!
Tell me as much as you can about the rhetorical triangle. Your answer must include definitions of ethos, pathos, and logos.

DAILY DOUBLE! When revising a paper, what do you when something that you have already written no longer works.

Sentences wherein the object of the sentence is unnecessarily promoted to the subject, resulting in the implement of “to be” conjugations that drag down the quality of writing. (Academic Bad Sex)

You presumed that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that the claim itself must be wrong.

This is your intention in writing a paper.

Not a “Yes/No” statement or a “Value” statement, this element of an essay is a uniquely narrowed, arguable point that drives your paper. The most effective of these will not only state your argument, but also articulate the manner in which you argument wi

12Pt, Times New Roman, 1” Margins, Double-Spacing ONLY. Header with Teacher’s Name, Your Name, Course Number, and Date

Bad Verbs, Lazy Writing

Attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument

Silly Snake teaches us what about introductory paragraphs? Bonus points for a kick-ass drawing

Digging beneath the surface of any given text or argument; analyzing deeper meanings; not taking anything for granted. Remember: Everything is Strategic.

Provide context, use a lead-in tag, use a parenthetical citation, and provide analysis after.

1FDTPP: What is it and what does it mean?

If we allow A to happen, then Z will happen, so we can’t let A happen. Perpetrators are DirectTV and Harold Hill

This is the fancy term for the “So What?” question; connecting to something broader than your paper in your conclusion

Everything, arguably, is this.

Will depend upon audience, topic, and purpose. Must be credible, which is determined based on logic of arguments and credentials.

Using signal phrases and connecting ideas not only between paragraph and paragraph, but also from line to line. Promotes unity and fluidity in an essay.

Our unique cultural background that colors the way we view the world; influenced by various factors, including religion, gender, age, sexuality, education, socioeconomic status, etc.