Final Exam Class Flashcards

1
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What does the C in CAR Check mean

A

The Credibility of the source

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2
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What is a simile

A

Comparing things using like or as

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3
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What figurative language is used if someone exaggerates something to the extreme

A

Hyperbole

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4
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What is an Antonym

A

Something meaning the opposite

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5
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What is a Synonym

A

Something meaning the same

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6
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What is the Climax

A

The most intense point of the story / The turning point

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7
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What is the resolution

A

The end of the story/ties all loose ends

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8
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What is Ethos

A

Persuasion based on credibility

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9
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What is Pathos

A

Persuasion based on emotion

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10
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What is logos

A

Persuasion based on logic

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11
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Strawman Fallacy

A

The oversimplification of someone’s argument

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12
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Slippery Slope

A

The argument that an event will inevitably happen, without any proof/examples

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13
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What is the exposition

A

The beginning of the story/introduces the characters

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14
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What is the rising action?

A

The tension building up to the climax/Conflict happens

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15
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What is the falling action?

A

The tension winding down into the resolution

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16
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What does the C in CEAL mean?

A

Claim

17
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What does the E in CEAL mean?

A

Evidence

18
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What does the A in CEAL mean?

A

Analysis

19
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What does the L in CEAL mean?

A

Link

20
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What does the link do in a CEAL paragraph?

A

Links the paragraph to your next claim or conclusion

21
Q

Black and White Fallacy

A

Presents 2 options when really there is more

22
Q

What is a “red herring” fallacy?

A

A distraction from the main argument being made

23
Q

What is a “no true Scotsman” fallacy?

A

An over-generalization of one’s argument/Changes the meaning of a word to ignore valid claims

24
Q

What is an “ad hominem” fallacy?

A

An attack on the person rather than their argument

25
Q

What is a “circular argument” fallacy?

A

A person driving the argument in a circle rather than towards a conclusion

26
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What is a “hasty generalization” fallacy?

A

A conclusion based on little to no evidence or on a gut feeling or opinion

27
Q

What is an “appeal to authority” fallacy?

A

A person making the judge of an argument agree with them based on appeal rather than providing evidence

28
Q

What does the a in CAR check stand for

A

Accurate

29
Q

What does the r in CAR check stand for

A

Reliable