APLAC Glossary Test 11/7

Question 1

Revision

Answer 1

Stage of the writing process where the writer determines what in the draft needs to be developed or clarified so that the essay says what the writer intends to say.

Question 2

Rhetoric, rhetorical purpose

Answer 2

Rhetoric is the art and logic of a written or spoken argument

Question 3

Rhetorical, or stylistic devices

Answer 3

the language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy and thus achieve a purpose for writing

Question 4

Rhetorical Question

Answer 4

a question that is asked for the sake of argument. Not suppose to answer it.

Question 5

Rhetorical strategy

Answer 5

the way an author organizes words, sentences, and overall argument in order to achieve a particular purpose

Question 6

Satire

Answer 6

a work that ridicules or mocks ideas, persons, events or doctrines, or makes fun of human weaknesses.

Question 7

Sequence

Answer 7

the order in which a writer presents information

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Question 9

Slang

Answer 9

the unconventional, very informal language of particular sub-groups of a culture.

Question 10

Slanting

Answer 10

the use of certain words or information that results in a biased viewpoint.