Mon Final Lang & Comp

Question 1

Abstract Words:

Answer 1

Refers to an idea, quality, attitude, or state that we cannot perceive with out senses

Question 2

Allusion:

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A brief reference to a real or fictitious person, place, object, or event “potentially this decade’s Star Wars”

Question 3

Analysis:

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The method of development in which a subject is separated into its elements or parts and then reassembled into a new whole

Question 4

Anecdote:

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A brief narration that recounts an episode from a person’s experience

Question 5

Argument:

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The form of writing that appeals to readers’ reason and emotions in order to win agreement with a claim or to compel some action

Question 6

Assertion:

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A debatable claim about a subject; the central idea of an argument

Question 7

Audience:

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The group of readers for whom a particular work is intended

Question 8

Cause-and-Effect Analysis:

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The method of development in which occurrences are divided into their elements to find what made an event happen (its causes) and what the consequences were (its effects)

Question 9

Chronological Order:

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A pattern of organization in which events are arranged as they occur over time, earliest to latest

Question 10

Classification:

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The method of development in which the members of a group are sorted into classes or subgroups according to shared characteristics

Question 11

Cliche:

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An expression that has become tired from overuse and that therefore deadens rather than enlivens writing

Question 12

Climatic Order:

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A pattern of organization in which elements- words, sentences, examples, ideas- are arranged in order of increasing importance or drama

Question 13

Coherence:

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The quality of effective writing that comes from clear, logical connections among all the parts, so that the reader can follow the writer’s thought process without difficulty

Question 14

Colloquial Language:

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Includes contractions and informal words and expressions

Question 15

Comparison and Contrast:

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The method of development in which the similarities and differences between subjects are examined

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Concrete Words:

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Refers to an object, person, place, or state that we can perceive with our senses

Question 17

Connotation:

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The associations or suggestions that go beyond its literal meaning

Question 18

Denotation:

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A words literal meaning

Question 19

Critical Reading:

Answer 19

Reading that looks beneath the surface of a work, seeking to uncover both its substance and the writer’s interpretation of the substance

Question 20

Deductive Reasoning:

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The method of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific

Question 21

Definition:

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An explanation of the meaning of a word

Question 22

Description:

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The form of writing that conveys the perceptions of the senses-sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch- to make a person, place, object, or state of mind vivid and concrete

Question 23

Diction:

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The choice of words you make to achieve a purpose and making meaning clear

Question 24

Slang:

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Words that are usually short-lived and that may not be understood by all readers, such as tanked for drunk

Question 25

Emotional Appeal (Pathos):

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In argumentative and persuasive writing, the appeal to readers’ values, beliefs, or feelings in order to win agreement or compel action

Question 26

Ethical Appeal (Ethos):

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In argumentative and persuasive writing, the sense of the writer’s expertise and character projected by the reasonableness of the argument, the use and quality of evidence, and the tone

Question 27

Evidence:

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The details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert opinions that support any general statement or claim

Question 28

Example:

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An instance or representative of a general group or an abstract concept or quality

Question 29

Exposition:

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The form or writing that explains or informs

Question 30

Fallacies:

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Flaws in reasoning that weaken or invalidate an argument

Question 31

Figure of Speech:

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Expressions that imply meanings beyond or different from their literal meanings in order to achieve vividness or force

Question 32

Freewriting:

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A technique for discovering ideas for writing. No stopping or reediting or rereading

Question 33

Generalization:

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A statement about a group or a class derived from knowledge of some or all of its members

Question 34

Hyperbole:

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Deliberate overstatement or exaggeration

Question 35

Image:

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A verbal representation of sensory experience- hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling

Question 36

Inductive Reasoning:

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The method of reasoning that moves from the particular to the general

Question 37

Irony:

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The use of words to suggest a meaning different from their literal meaning

Question 38

Metaphor:

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying that one is the other

Question 39

Narration:

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The form of writing that tells a story, relating a sequence of events

Question 40

Parallelism:

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The use of similar grammatical forms for ideas of equal importance

Question 41

Personification:

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A figure of speech that gives human qualities the things or abstactions

Question 42

Point of View:

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The position of the writer in relation to the subject- attitude, mental stance, time

Question 43

Premise:

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The generalization or assumption on which an argument is based

Question 44

Process Analysis:

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The method of development in which a sequence of actions with a specified result is divided into its component steps

Question 45

Proposition:

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A debatable claim about a subject; the central idea of an argument

Question 46

Purpose:

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The reason for writing, the goal the writer wants to achieve

Question 47

Rational Appeal:

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In argumentative and persuasive writing, the appeal to readers’ rational faculties- to their ability to reason logically- in order to win agreement or compel action

Question 48

Repetition and Restatement:

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The careful use of the same words or close parallels to clarify meaning and tie sentences together

Question 49

Rhetoric:

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The art of using words effectively to communicate with an audience, or the study of that art

Question 50

Satire:

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The combination of wit and criticism to mock or condemn human foolishness or evil

Question 51

Simile:

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A figure of speech that equates two unlike things using like or as

Question 52

Spatial Organization:

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A pattern of organization that views an object, scene, or person by paralleling the way we normally scan things

Question 53

Style:

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The way something is said as opposed to what is said

Question 54

Syllogism:

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The basic form of deductive reasoning, which which a conclusion derives necessarily from proven or accepted promises

Question 55

Symbol:

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A person, place, or thing that represents an abstract quality or concept

Question 56

Thesis:

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The main idea of a piece of writing, to which all other ideas and details relate

Question 57

Tone:

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The attitude toward the subject and sometimes towards the audience and the writer’s own self, expressed in choice of words and sentence structures as well as in what is said

Question 58

Transitions:

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Links between sentences and paragraphs that relate ideas and thus contribute to clarity and smoothness

Question 59

Unity:

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The quality of effective writing that occurs when all the parts relate to the main idea and contribute to the writer’s purpose