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Exam #1 Persuasion

I studied ___________hour/s for this exam (Please answer according to school honor code).

·       Choose the correct word conjugated properly from the list below and fill in the following blanks.

·       Probability    static   prone   epithets    instill

There is a high ______________ if you studied for this exam you will get an A.  Some students are ____________to doodling on their class notes.  Hollywood High students are ____________with the desire to attend the college or university of their choice.  They are taking advantage of the opportunities presented to them as there is nothing____________in American Society. The student who shouted an________________in the hallway was sent to the counselor and their caregiver was called.

The ___________________________________is the particular way a writer uses language. Style is revealed through_____________________, ___________________________, and __________________________. Tone is ____________________________________________________________.

The writer’s choice of words is called_____________________________. The _______________________________ is the dictionary definition of a word. Meanings and emotions associated with a word are called the ___________________________________. If you are able to express the exact difference between similar words, you’ll convey just the right_______________of meaning.

A person, book, moving image, or document that provides information on a subject is called a __________________.  An argument is a series of statements designed to convince the reader to accept a ____________________or __________________________.  A _______________________________is an opinion on a topic or issue.   Evidence is_________________________________________________. It includes_____________________, _____________________________, ____________________________, __________anecdotes (_______________________________________________________________), and __________________________________. Elaboration is the _________________________________of ideas to support the ideas already presented in a work.   Credibility is the _______________________ of an argument or statement.

Logical appeals and emotional appeals are examples of _____________________________.

To show that their opinions are valid authors present their _______________, statements that explain why the author holds an opinion.  An ____________is a type of logical appeal, which helps explain a point by _______________complex and unfamiliar with something_____________. Emotional appeals include ______________(words with strong emotional connotations) and ______________(brief stories).   An argument is only as strong as its evidence/ to evaluate the evidence what three questions should you ask yourself:

1. Does the __________________support the author’s _______________?

2. Does the author present______________________________to back up_________________________and prove the claim?

3. Has the author _______________________________________________________instead of providing ______________________________?

A student must also analyze the author’s ___________ or purpose.  This influences the ___________, or the author’s attitude towards the argument/subject. 

When a student evaluates the credibility of an argument, they must ask is the argument logical?  Do the reasons make sense, and are they relevant to the issue. A student must recognize errors in logical thinking or _______________.

Common errors are______________________, statements that look like reasons or conclusions but are simply an author’s opinion.  False cause and effect, just because one event happens after another event, the first event did not _______________cause the second event.  A _____________________is a broad statement.  An author must examine many cases before he or she can make a __________( true) generalization.  A good argument stays focused on an issue and not on the opponent’s character or judgment, if this occurs it is called _______________________________or an ad hominem attack.

A _______________________is a firsthand account.   It expresses the viewpoint (POV) of only one person who may be _____________ or whose knowledge may be limited. Secondary source writers summarize, interpret, or analyze events in______________________________________________________.

Organize the following into lists of primary and secondary sources:

Diaries, encyclopedia articles, biographies, autobiographies, reference books, letters, speeches, history books, textbooks, interviews, oral histories, most newspaper articles

Primary Sources	Secondary Sources

A basic 5-paragraph persuasive essay includes an _____________________, 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion.  The structure of a body paragraph requires that a student writes a topic sentence, gives an example from the text, introduces the quotation with the author’s name or phrase _______________________ and then ___________________how that quotation supports/proves that the claim in the topic sentence is valid/true. An explanation may be introduced by the phrase this ______________________________that…

In the conclusion of a persuasive essay you must ________________your thesis statement.  You also must anticipate the views of the opposition by providing a _________________. Then you must provide a direct  ______________to this point of view.  Finally you must write a _______________________, which gets the reader to support your cause.