Unit 3 English review
Circular Reasoning or Begging the Question
"I love cats because cats are the best."
Slippery Slope
"If you give a mouse a cookie, it will lead to milk, a haircut, sock puppets, and more cookies."
Post Hoc
"It gets really hot when school gets out, so school must keep everything cool."
What word or phrase does the adverb "hurriedly" modify? "Ruth ate her lunch hurriedly because she was late."
"ate her lunch"
When you are making an argument, it is a good idea to _______.
- Be passionate - Give evidence - Know your subject - Picture the reader
What kind of person is Cecily?
-Flakey -Romantic -Innocent -Young
. How does Faber help Montag escape?
-Sends him to other scholars in hiding. -Gives him liquid that hides his scent. -Gives him old clothes
In what ways does taming and being tamed enrich life?
-Taming, alias to create ties, enriches life in that one forms relationships with others and learns to love others, and not solely think about themselves. Furthermore, being tamed makes people unique; when relationships form, suddenly that bond is unparalleled, no one else has the same, and it gives life purpose. - You begin to associate the things around you with your loved one.
Each paragraph in your body of support needs to include the following
-Topic sentence -Evidential support -Warrant
What are the three things Faber says people are missing?
1. Books are so feared because they show the essence of life. 2. People need to leisure time, not not time for sports or recreation, but time to think. 3. People need the right to act based on the learning experiences from the first two notions.
Appeal to False Authority
A football player endorses a medication.
List the four types of friendships identified by the author of "Friendship, the Key to Happiness."
Acquaintances, Casual friends, agentic friends as well as true friends.
How is Cecily related to Jack?
Adopted Father's granddaughter
Hasty and Sweeping Generalization
All librarians are quiet and shy.
What is "Poem of the one world" by Mary Oliver about?
All of us are beautiful because we belong to this beautiful world. We are all a part of it, whether we feel it or not.
Complete the formula for an argumentative thesis.
Although (1) counterclaim, I believe that (2) claim because (3) evidences 1, 2, and 3.
What keeps Montag from being able to concentrate when he is on the subway attempting to memorize verses from the Bible?
An advertising jingle.
According to the article, people are experiencing what as a result of the solitude of checking out of social media?
Anxiety
Marketers are relying on what to be successful, as they develop apps?
Brain chemistry
Part 3 claims that anonymous comments and social removal can lead to five things. List at least three of these.
Casual cruelty, trolling, lack of empathy, disinhibition, 'Doxing' (exposing someone's personal information), and mob behavior.
Weak Analogy
Comparing apples to oranges
The "Why should I care?" portion of the essay is called the:
Exigence
In the third act, Cecily and Gwendolyn are NOT anxious to forgive Algernon and Jack.
False
When organizing an essay, it is a good idea to use the 5 paragraph formula.
False
What is the thesis of the article, "Friendship, the Key to Happiness"?
Friendship is a highly complex and emotionally demanding transaction and meeting the challenges of friendship requires emotional awareness and applied strengths.
In what ways does Kahlil Gibran compare the ways friendship provides for our needs?
Gibran likens friends to a field that is sown and reaped (we have to work and give in order to receive from our friends), as well as to a board and a fireside, where people find sustaining food to eat and the warmth and comfort and safety of a fire.
Ad Hominem
He cheated on his taxes, so I don't believe him.
What does Jack confide to Lady Bracknell regarding his parentage?
He doesn't know who his parents are
How was Montag finally filled up and made a whole person?
He gets out of the river and is filled up with all the details of the land; the smells, sights, and feeling of what is around him, and finally he feels at one with Clarisse as he recognizes intuitively that the place where he is walking is a place where she once walked.
How does Beatty respond to Montag's return?
He tries to convince him books are dangerous and conflicting by quoting them.
What realization does Montag make about Beatty as he is running from the hound?
He wanted to die
To break up information and give your audience a good way to be able to skim the organization of your presentation, use
Headings
When creating a presentation, use:
Headings, visual elements, and captions
Anecdotal Evidence
I knew a guy who smoked three packs of cigarettes every day and never got cancer.
What did the narrator of the Little Prince mean when he said, "You risk tears if you let yourself be tamed"?
If we allow ourselves to become attached to or care about someone or something, we may get hurt when they leave or disappoint us. But, according to the Little Prince, the memories we carry make it worthwhile enough to risk the hurt.
Either/Or Reasoning
If you don't like christmas music, you must hate Christmas
Red Herring
In a presidential debate, both candidates are asked about reducing gun violence legislatively. One responds by talking about two parent families, the other about mental illness. Neither actually answers the question.
Where does Montag hide the four books he took from his own house?
In other firemen's houses.
Why did the last liberal arts college shut down?
It ran out of money and students.
The Little Prince teaches that, in order to see beauty, we must
Look with the heart
What is Mildred most concerned about as she leaves?
Mildred is most concerned about the loss of her precious 'family' when the house burns. She doesn't seem to care about what is happening with Montag at all and cares only about herself and her own pleasure and enjoyment.
According to the author of "Friendship, the Key to Happiness," the mark of true friendship is what?
Mutual aid, regard, and concern for each other
What is the most important characteristic in a man for both Gwendolyn and Cecily?
Name
What truths about children does d'Exupery point out about children in chapter 22 of The Little Prince?
Only children know the truths about what is important and meaningful in life, while for the adults, the things that should take their breath away are ignored or neglected while they run after things that don't have any lasting value.
What conclusions can we come to about how this society values human relationships from the way the women talk about their marriages, their children, and the political candidates?
Relationships are superficial and temporary.
What can we infer from Millie's desire to only talk about people who are living?
She doesn't want to think about unhappy things.
Who does Millie consider family?
The TV characters
What word or phrase does the adverb "unfortunately" modify? "Unfortunately, the movie they wanted to see was all sold out."
The entire sentence
According to Faber, what is the source of Montag's unhappiness?
The loss of the meaning of books
Bradbury writes, "The crowd drew back into the houses; the great tents of the circus had slumped into charcoal and rubble and the show was well over." What does he mean by this comparison?
The neighbors are watching the burning of Montag's house for the sake of being entertained, and when it falls to the ground, they go back to their lives and forget about him and what is happening to him, without any concern for him as a person.
According to the Little Prince, what makes things beautiful?
The traits that are invisible
According to Faber, why did people stop reading books?
They weren't interested.
What does the phrase, "...the hallmark of true friendship is reciprocal altruism" mean?
True friendship requires that both help each other without expecting anything in return.
As the main thesis of the article, a major concern associated with the digitization of our social relationships is cited. What is it?
We are becoming less empathetic.
What do we learn from the scene with the kids in the car who almost hit Montag as he crossed the street?
We learn that lives are not valued by anyone and that kids, as well as adults, have no thought for anything or anyone but their own pleasure. They care nothing for his guilt or innocence and are just interested in entertainment.
What does it mean when the narrator says, "The sun burned every day. It burned Time."?
With the passage of time, all things are destroyed.
Drone
a brainless worker
Mausoleum
a burial chamber
Fathom
a linear unit of measurement for water depth
Proboscis
a long flexible snout
Minstrel
a medieval singer or musician
Proclivity
a natural inclination
Whom did the Little Prince meet first when he arrived on Earth?
a snake (this symbolizes how mankind are represented as 'snakes' and how most of mankind would come across as deceitful and evil like snakes to those who never met mankind)
What's the adverb in this sentence? "Greg is always nervous when he meets new people."
always
Imperceptible
difficult to sense
According to the flower, people are hampered by the fact that they _______.
don't have roots
All adverbs end in -ly.
false
Good writers always cut out adverbs.
false
When presenting information, it is NOT a good idea to overwhelm your audience by using visual supports.
false
The Little Prince realized that his rose was special because ______.
he had cared for her
For the following quote, choose the correct words to fit into each blank.One sees clearly only with the _______. Anything __________ is _________ to the eyes.
heart, essential, invisible
When Montag called Faber and asked about books, Faber
hung up on him
Cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
To 'bunbury' is to
make up an imaginary person who is used to avoid social obligations
How does Beatty die?
montag burns him up with the flame thrower
The article, Hopelessly Hooked, indicates that, as a result of the digitization of relationships, young people are
not able to talk to one another.
Unobtrusive
not blatant nor interesting
What's the adverb in this sentence? "The fluffy gray cat often sits and looks out the window."
often
In the first act of The Importance of Being Earnest, Jack goes to the city so he can
propose to Gwendolyn
Refract
rebounding light
In the end of the 26th chapter, the Little Prince
returns to his star.
What did the fox help the Little Prince to realize about his flower?
that his flower is special because he has a connection and relationship with her, and took the time to care for her. Contrastingly, the other flowers do not have any relationships or ties, and solely have value from superficial matters, such as appearance.
Alice Walker believes grudges should be let go because ______.
they can spoil other enjoyments in life
According to the fox, to be tamed means ______.
to create ties
