U8 Flashcards
Changes in the usual grammar structures to emphasize ideas, to add focus, and to change the rhythm in writing are called ________.
schemes
The term for an explanation of an idea or theory is _______.
exposition
For a research paper, a thesis should synthesize information from various sources to become ________.
a unqiue idea
Automobile fumes may cause global warming.
theory
A logical fallacy that proposes something caused an event just because it occurred before that event is called ________.
post hoc
A deliberate diverting away from the question to avoid answering is a logical fallacy called a(n) ________.
red herring
Plagiarism is defined as ________.
an act of fraud using another’s idea or words as one’s own
There are sea gulls at the pond on Josey Lane, and we took some pictures of them.
evidence
A formal research paper must ______.
use third-person point of view
The term for describing the individualized pattern of writing style for an author is __________.
voice
The term for a piece of data expressed in numbers and percentages is a(n) _______.
statistic
Body paragraphs should consist of _______.
main ideas and supporting details
Which question is relevant to ask when evaluating data?
How could this data be incorrect or purposefully manipulated?
When –ism is added to the end of a word, it makes a(n) ________.
noun about a movement, belief, or attitude
Which major task is important to do before starting a rough draft to insure that the paper’s ideas are organized?
make an outline
Similar or the same words in a paragraph that keep ideas organized and on the same topic are called _______.
key words
A parenthetical citation is _______.
citing a source in a text with an author’s name and a page number
Graphic organizers help a writer _________.
express paragraph organization
show thinking patterns
Which answer is NOT one of the three purposes of an introduction?
to introduce yourself to your audience
Expert evidence consists of _______.
information from people known by their peers as credible
A logical fallacy that has no new useful information for explanation (such as X is true because of Y; Y is true because of X) is called _________.
circular reasoning
The term for a person who supports an idea, a cause, or another person is _______.
a partisan
When -al is added to the end of a word, the word _______.
means “of,” “relating to,” or “characterized by”
When -er or -or is added to the end of a verb, the word _________.
refers to a person who does that action
