eng 3 unit 3

clincher

A ___________ may be a story, idea, thought, or quote in order to give a memorable ending to an argumentative essay.

complexities

A method of incorporating _____________ from multiple sources in argumentative essays is to weave them together in an organized way.

Alternating Format

A proving of Point #2, a refutation of Counterpoint #2, and a rebuttal of Counterpoint #2 shows the writer of an 11-paragraph argumentative essay used the _____________ to organize her argumentative essay.

outline

A(n) __________ provides an argumentative essay with an organizing structure.

structural patterns

Cause and Effect, Chronological, Compare-Contrast, Descriptive, Problem-and-Solution, and Question-and-Answer are all ______________ you can use to organize nonfiction text.

diction

If a sentence in an instructional manual included the words "Slowly turn the screwdriver until the screw is firm within the wood," you would say the words were chosen as part of his _____.

parallel structure

If a writer wanted balance or symmetry in her nonfiction writing, a literary device or rhetorical technique she could use would be _______________.

expert opinion.

If you find out that the source you quoted is a specialist in the field in which you are researching, who has multiple degrees and has headed up some of the country's finest schools, you might say that a quote from that source is a(n)

quotation

In an essay, you read "John Pembroke said, 'Students today have to learn more information than the students of 20 years ago.'" You've just read a _____.

text features

While reading an essay explaining that organic foods prevent cancer, the reader sees a photograph and a graph. He concludes that the essay has _______________ that help him understand the essay.

divergent view

You read the following sentence: "Libertarians believe that the government has no right to tax individuals' pursuit of happiness, such as the smoking of cigarettes." The sentence is ___________.

Logic

___________ is the principles that govern reliable inference.

Ethics

____________ are the standards of right and wrong.

Counterpoints

_____________ support divergent views in an argumentative essay.

The perspectives a writer of an essay must consider include his own, those of others and experts, and that of the

audience.

A reader reads the following sentence in an essay: "Five thousand award-winning doctors agree that eating organic foods definitely prevents cancer." She could draw a(n) _______________ that consuming organic foods prevents cancer.

conclusion

While reading an essay explaining that organic foods prevent cancer, the reader reads "However, many other award-winning doctors do not agree that eating organic foods definitely prevents cancer." The sentence concerns the essay's _____________.

conflict

You have to prepare two separate argumentative essays. One is to be included in an educational journal for teachers and one is to be delivered before an audience of education administrators. The _________ for the two argumentative essays differs.

context

Opposed audiences

disagree with the topic and opinion

An excellent way to incorporate ___________ found in multiple sources in argumentative essays is to transform them into divergent views.

discrepancies

Increased knowledge is given to the audience of an argumentative essay through the inclusion of ___________.

diverse views

The parameters of a thesis statement

give a thesis statement limits

The Elements of Non-Fiction.

include the topic, conflict, facts, text features, style, and tone.

The cluster format

of an 11-paragraph argumentative essay, you prove a point, refute a counterpoint, and then you prove a point and refute a counterpoint.

One way to help figure out the best format for an argumentative essay for a particular audience is to ask questions and examine the details, facts, descriptions, ____________, and divergent views you gather during research.

opinions

In an argumentative essay, you read the following sentence: "It has been determined that ads for cigarettes are influencing children younger than five in foreign countries to smoke." The sentence is one _________ the writer presents to back up his opinion that taxes should be raised on cigarette sales.

point

A clear thesis statement in an argumentative essay is composed of an opinion and three _________ as well as a call to action.

points

By centering attention upon an argumentative essay's topic, a writer organizes the essay by __________________.

staying on track

The sentence "Five thousand award-winning doctors agree that eating organic foods definitely prevents cancer" is an example of

supporting text.