Midterm Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is the purpose of a concession argument
Demonstrate that you are unbiased and familiar with both sides of your topic
What is the purpose of refutation paragraph and
To show the weaknesses of the arguments that oppose your
What is proper MLA format
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What is a phrase
Group of words that does not have a subject, verb; or both
Independent clause
Completed thought or sentence
Dependent clause
An incomplete thought starting with a marker word
Common dependent marker words
A-as after although W-when,where(ever),while H-how I-if in order T-than that though E-even B-because before U-unless until S- since so that
Simple sentence
Contain only one independent clause
Compound sentence
Two independent clauses
Joined with conjunction (fanboy)
SV both sides
Fragment
Missing subject
Or verb
Or complete thought
Run on
Two or more complete thoughts joined improperly
Two types of run ons
Fused sentence, two completed thoughts with no punctuation
Comma splice, joined only by comma
Complex sentence
One dependent to an independent
Compound complex
Two independent and one dependent
Tall tale
A story with unbelievable elements related as if it was factual
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Pun
Play on words
Satire
Using humor to reveal a flow in human nature to bring about change
Aphorism
Short saying about a general truth
Irony
Use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning
Parallelism
Repetition or words or phrases
Allusion
A reference to someone or something that is known from history
Ethos
Creditability
Pathos
Emotion
