Unit 3 Test Flashcards
attribution
acknowledging the source of an idea, statistic, fact, observation, image, or other intellectual property by ascribing, or attributing it to its creator
citation
formal documentation of anothers work, research, and words and often appears as a footnote or endnote.
commentary
explanations that guide the reader to link claims, evidence, and reasoning and that acknowledge and integrate sources
reference
like a citation, but it does not refer to a specific page or chapter number in its source
source material
includes words, music, ideas, images, texts, or any other intellectual property that is used in research
synthesis
commentary properly integrates ideas from other people and sources into a writer’s line of reasoning
line of reasoning
logical sequence of the writers claim, evidence, and commentary that leads a reader to or from the writers conclusion
cause-effect
to explain what caused something to happen related to your topic
comparison-contrast
to show how two or more areas of your topic are similar or different or both
definition
to define a word or concept about your topic using synonyms, essential definition, or extended definition
description
to create a picture in words to help the reader visualize something a writer has seen, heard, or done
methods of development
when writers develop and organize their arguments in a variety of ways so that an audience can trace their reasoning
narration
to explain info about your topic as a series of events in story format
specious
seemingly accurate at first but on closer inspection clearly wrong
deductive flaws
draws a conclusion from two statements assumed to be true
inductive flaws
moves from specific examples or observations to a general conclusion based on them
casual flaws
assuming that if something happens before something else, the first happening caused the second
comparative flaws
drawing a conclusion about one thing based on a conclusion about a similar thing when the two things are not alike enough to justify the common conclusion
overgeneralization
using absolutes such as, always, never, all, most, and every to falsely enhance an argument
ad hominin
attacking a specific person instead of addressing the argument
red herring
skipping to a new and irrelevant topic which confuses or manipulated perspective on an issue
either-or fallacy
presenting two extreme options as the only choices
nonsequitur
lacking a logical connection between the claim and the evidence
