English Validity of Evidence, Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers, and Faulty Parallelism

Question 1

Quality of an argument which intends to measure soundness, strength, correctness, and accurateness of other argument. Extent of being true, reasonable, measurable, and accurate as basis for its acceptance

Answer 1

Validity

Question 2

A type of literary device that appears in different categories of essays and theses, in the form of paraphrase and quotations. Presented to persuade readers, and used with powerful arguments in the texts or essays

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Evidence

Question 3

Stories or case studies that supports the thesis statement or hook

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Anecdotal Evidence

Question 4

Opinions of experts to add support for one’s writing; the authority on the topic is frequently seen as above questioning

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Testimonial Evidence

Question 5

Statistics (numbers that matter) are powerful especially if they come from good sources

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Statistical Evidence

Question 6

Support from other writing to validate/prove one’s thesis when writing an essay about a book, speech, play, or other written document

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Textual Evidence

Question 7

Compares something that is not certain or known with a situation that is known; text draws conclusion based on the comparison

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Analogical Evidence

Question 8

A projection or a guess about a future scenario with enough sensory detail and imagery to feel like it is real

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Hypothetical Evidence