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Flashcards by Brenda Taulbee, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brenda Taulbee
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Author uses a quote from an expert or celebrity | Authorities/Big Names |
| "According to Oprah Winfrey..." | Authorities/Big Names |
| "In a recent study by Dr. Kloss, an expert in his field..." | Authorities/Big Names |
| Analyzes why something happens and describes consequences of the string of events | Cause & Effect Analysis |
| "Because Disney movies associate feminine speech with mitigated directives, girls believe they're supposed to be soft, gentle, and powerless" | Cause & Effect Analysis |
| Increased meat consumption in the United States is the leading cause of global warming. | Cause & Effect Analysis |
| Hidden assumptions, beliefs and ideologies, often unconscious, that groups of people hold in common | Commonplace |
| Discusses similarities and differences | Compare & Contrast |
| Immigrants are drawn to America because it's the greatest nation in the world. | Commonplace Assumption: a shared definition of what it means for a nation to be the "greatest" Assumption: all immigrants? |
| "While cats and dogs may not seem very similar, there is actually quite a bit of overlap in their care regimen" | Compare & Contrast |
| "Though one is a weapon and one a mode of transportation, we would benefit from guns being regulated in a manner similar to cars" | Compare & Contrast |
| How an author defines a certain word with a particular audience in mind. | Definition |
| In recent years, graphic novels have entered the realm of serious literature. | Definition |
| Though frowned upon by college administrations, plagiarism can actually be a lawful act of civil disobedience | Definition |
| Details sensory perception of a person, place, or thing | Description |
| "Many parents have stories of a girl who insisted on rocking a toy train to sleep, or a boy who pushed a doll along the floor" | Description |
| "Pouring over those yellowing pages of archival newsprint..." | Description |
| Provides examples or cases in point | Exemplification |
| "[This applicant] was the leader /president/editor/captain/lead actress in every activity in her school..." | Exemplification Claim: even exceptional female students are having difficulty with admission to college |
| "And so, at age 53... Mr. Kearney took an unexpected detour from the delivery route... to the classroom" | Exemplification Claim: More and more baby boomers are returning to community college |
| Divides a whole into parts or sorts related items into categories | Division & Classification |
| While we can't determine the best movie of all time ever, it's arguable that Heathers is the greatest of the classic 80s films | Division & Classification |
| An author's attempt to build a personal connection with their audience | Identification |
| "As a parent of young boys myself, I understand the challenges of raising emotionally open sons" | Identification |
| "As a fellow cat lover, I'm sure I don't have to explain to you how cats are superior to dogs" | Identification |
| Language about language | Metadiscourse |
| "In this article, I'm going to show you how my argument is relevant to every day life" | Metadiscourse |
| Comparing two parallel terms or situations in which the traits of one are argued to be the traits of the other. | Analogy |
| Assigning the characteristics of one thing to another thing | Metaphor/Simile |
| Life is like a race, the strongest competitor will always win | Analogy |
| The ship was a beacon of hope | Metaphor/Simile |
| A sword is to a warrior as the pen is to a writer | Analogy |
| Disney movies are widely circulated cultural artifacts | Definition |
| She's as innocent as an angel | Simile |
| Undercover police are wolves in sheep's clothing | Metaphor |
| Recounts an event | Narration |
| "A few days ago I watched my daughter Madalyn open a thin envelope from one of the five colleges to which she had applied..." | Narration |
| "For 16 years, Russell Kearney awoke at 1:30am to hoist boxed of Wonderbread and Hostess cakes onto a truck and deliver them along a 120-mile route through eastern North Carolina" | Narration |
| Anticipating the opposition's best argument and addressing it in advance | Prolepsis/Rebuttals |
| "Parents don't need to eradicate all stereotypical gender play, but..." | Prolepsis/Rebuttals |
| Of course, representation of various races, ethnicities and genders has improved over the last several decades. However, "better" is not good enough. | Prolepsis/Rebuttal |
| A question designed to have one correct answer | Rhetorical question |
| You wouldn't want your daughters to internalize the message that they're supposed to be passive, powerless, and dependent, would you? | Rhetorical Question |
| If your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too? | Rhetorical Question |
| It may be legal, but is it right? | Transitional Question |
| A question that leads the reader to a new area or idea of the argument | Transitional Question |
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