Academic Writing Flashcards
Informs and follows technical witting rules
Acad eritinh
‘academics strive to go bevond what is:
quick,obvious, and general
~ deeper thinking that requires logic
-critical analysis
process of defining issues, formulating questions, and developing sound arguments
Acad writing
text crafted to persuade audience -often in the service of changirg minds
making an argument
T or f
‘academic argument is not shouting down opponents and winning.
‘academic argument is not shouting down opponents, it is careful expression of an idea or perspective
-credeblity, authority, trustworthyness
Ethos
-appeal’s to the audiences emotions and feelings, aiming to elieit an emotional response
Pathos
- reason and logic, relies on presenting a well-struetured, evidence -based argument
Logos
single sentence, introduction
Topic sentence
expand on the topic; clarify, illustrate, give info
supporting details -
must reiterate the topic sentence
conclusion /chincher >
unity in paragraph-
every sentence should support main idea expressed in topic sentence
cohearence in paragraph
Stick to the point, put details in order, create smooth transitions
the apparent affitude
Tone
word choice,
Tone
dialogue,
Tone
description,
Tone
byproduct of style and pov
Tone
emotions evoked,
Mood
subject matter,
Mood
literan devices,
Mood
setting,
Mood
intentional component
Mood
influence each other,
Both
rely on word choice and detail,
Both
deseribed by adjectives
Both
tells a story
narrative -
convinces the audience
persuasive -
describes something-
descriptive-
-gives information or explains somähing
• expository/ explanatory
- states someone’s belief
opinion
-shows reason and possible outcome of a cirtain stimuli, positue or negative
• cause and effect
emphasis in paragroch-
way a writer gives importance, italice, underline, add quotation marks