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Question 1

What should you be annotating?

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Tone<div>Arguments</div><div>Contention<br></br>Intention<br></br>Techniques<br></br>Section of the article<br></br></div>

Question 2

What’s an ad hominem attack?

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A response to an argument by attacking a person’s character instead of their arguments.

Question 3

What’s an allusion?

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A reference to a famous person, text or event. 

Question 4

What effect does an ad hominem have?

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To undermine the credibility of opponents & subsequently their arguments.

Question 5

What’s the effect of an allusion?

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Referencing a famous entity implies that the famous entity supports their case.

Question 6

What’s an analogy?

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A comparison between 2 things that are very similar.

Question 7

What’s the effect of an analogy?

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By arguing that because 2 things are similar in 1 way, they will be similar in other ways.

Question 8

What’s an anaphora?

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The deliberate repetition of the 1st part of a sentence.

Question 9

What’s the effect of an anaphora?

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To give prominence to important ideas. It’s used to appeal to an audience’s emotions & motivate & encourage them.

Question 10

What’s an anecdote?

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A story to add to an argument’s credibility.

Question 11

What’s the effect of an anecdote?

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To add to an argument’s credibility.

Question 12

What’s bias?

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The tendency to lean in favour towards one side of an argument even when presenting a factual case.

Question 13

What’s the effect of bias?

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Obvious bias will lose support of the audience.

Question 14

What’s a case study?

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Looking at related small study situation to shed light on the issue under consideration.

Question 15

What’s the effect of using a case study?

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Influence readers to support your contention.

Question 16

What’s cause & effect?

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When writers suggest one action results in another.

Question 17

What’s the effect of using ‘cause & effect’?

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Unlikely to convince readers if it’s not backed by evidence.

Question 18

What’s colloquial language?

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Slang & everyday language.

Question 19

Why is colloquial language used?

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Writers use this to make themselves seem more relatable.

Question 20

What’s emotive language?

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Language aimed at stirring emotions.

Question 21

What’s the effect of emotive language?

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It makes the readers feel strong emotions that lead them to follow their emotions than logically consider the case.

Question 22

What’s evidence?

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Material used in support of argument like facts/statistics, expert testimony, research findings, anecdotal evidence.

Question 23

What’s the effect of evidence?

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Positive - Give weight & credibility to argument.<br></br>Negative - Undermines argument if used negatively or overused.

Question 24

What’s expert opinion?

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An effective expert reference that backs up a point in the argument.

Question 25

What’s the effect of expert opinion?

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Convinces readers the arguments is logical and they’re more likely to support it.

Question 26

What’s a false dichotomy?

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Limiting the options to 2 when there are more options to choose from.

Question 27

What’s the effect of a false dichotomy?

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It manipulates responses & creates an ‘us vs them’ mentality, alientating individuals/groups.

Question 28

What’s generalisation?

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Broad statements inferred from specific cases?

Question 29

What’s the effect of generalisation?

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Validates a theory without concrete evidence, so it’s inferred to be evidence by a naive audience.

Question 30

What’s the effect of a hyperbole?

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An attempt to cause emotions in readers.

Question 31

What’s imagery & figurative languaeg?

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Use of images & metaphorical language to illustrate points & make comparisons.

Question 32

What’s the effect of imagery & figurative language?

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To illustrate points visually & have an emotional impact.

Question 33

What’s inclusive & exclusive language?

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Use of personal pornouns to either involve or alientate people.

Question 34

What’s the effect of inclusive & exclusive langauge?

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It targets specific groups & can be used to create an ‘us vs them’ or an ‘us & them’ mentality.

Question 35

What’s jargon?

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The vocab or technical terms that relate to a profession.

Question 36

What’s the effect of using jargon?

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To appear to the audience as if they know what they’re talking about.

Question 37

What’s logic?

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The use of justifiable and valid arguments to sway an audience.

Question 38

What’s the analysis of logidc?

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Appeals to reason instead of emotins & lends to more credibility.

Question 39

What’s a metaphor?

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A figure of speech comparing one thing to antoher.

Question 40

What’s the effect of using a metaphor?

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To invoke an emotional response.

Question 41

What’s objective wriitng

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Writing that siply states facts and free of opinion or emotional content.