Lan Arts- Academic And Literary Vocabulary 11/29/17 Flashcards

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Compare/Contrast

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A rhetorical strategy and method of organization in which a writer examines similarities and differences between two people, places, ideas, or things

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Perspective

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A point of view or a specific attitude toward something

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Socratic

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An adjective formed from the name of philosopher Socrates, who was famous for using the question-and-answer method in his search for truth and wisdom

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Seminar

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A term used to describe a small group of students engaged in intensive study

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Argument

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A logical appeal, supported by reasons and evidence, to persuade an audience to take an action or agree with a point of view

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Debate

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An inform or formal discussion in which opposing arguments are put forward

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Controversy

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Occurs when there are two sides that disagree with each other

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Research

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(V) Is the process of locating information from variety of sources

(N) Is the information found from investigated sources

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Search Terms

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The words or phrases entered into an online search engine to find information related to the words or phrases

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Antagonist

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The opposite of a protagonist and is the character who fights against the hero or main character(protagonist)

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