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Final Eng 110
Final Exam
18
English
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2011

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Close Reading
Definition
Same as Active Reading- (highlighting, annotation, thinking, etc)
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Annotating
Definition
Making notes on side while reading
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Rhetoric
Definition
Display or exaggerate writing
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Logos?? Example??
Definition

Persuading using logic (facts/statistics)

Ex: I bought new boots because the ground will be icy on tuesday.

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Ethos?? Example??

 

Definition

Persuasion by showing credibility.

Ex: This medicine works becuse Dr.Rhodes said so.

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Pathos?? Example??

 

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Persuasion by using emotion

Ex: Donate 5 dollars to the cancer society to help my grandma live a longer life.

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Thesis?
Definition
Subject for Essay
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topic sentence
Definition
explains what the paragraph will be about
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Extended Definition
Definition
one or more paragraphs to explain a complex term
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induction
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preface
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deduction
Definition
to show conclusion
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argument?? Example??
Definition

claim supported by reasons.

I am taking eng 110 because I need it to graduate.

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assertion

 

Definition
positive statement w/o support
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counter argument
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refuting argument
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logical fallacies
Definition
hiding the truth
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synthesis
Definition
writing about a text while drawing together things you know.
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signal phrases
Definition
phrase, clause, or even sentence which leads into a quote or statistic.
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documentation
Definition
process of providing evidence
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