ENG 101

Which of these sentences contains an example of a "dropped" or "hanging" quotation?

"MLA documentation is exciting" (Johnson 37).

What are the correct margins in MLA format?

1"

Which of the following is a correct listing of some basic requirements for a paper in MLA format?

1" margins, 12 Times New Roman font, double-spaced, headings on page 1, centered title

When a citation is at the end of a sentence, does the period go before or after the citation

After

Hasty Generalization

An argument or belief based on very limited examples is this type of fallacy:

What spacing does MLA prefer?

Double-spaced throughout.

A direct quotation (information taken verbatim from another source) does not have to be in quotation marks in your own paper.

False

Page headings (name, course, instructor, date) should appear on every page of an essay.

False

Paraphrased material that you write in your own words does not require an in-text citation or source attribution.

False

When you use quotations in the text, you place the citation before the last quotation mark.

False

You only use block quotes when quoting more than 4 lines (not sentences) of text.

False

You should capitalize every word in a title.

False

This fallacy occurs when an either-or argument is presented, ignoring any other possibilities.

False Dilemma

As a general rule of thumb, how often should direct quotation be used in a paper?

One per paragraph/ one per page

The Ad Populum fallacy occurs when:

One assumes that a claim is adequately defended simply because others agree with it.

What is the difference between "primary" and "secondary" sources?

Primary sources are the readings on which the paper is based (a poem or short story, for example); secondary sources are sources written about the primary subject matter (outside research).

Post Hoc

This fallacy incorrectly assumes that because two events closely follow each other, the first event must be the cause of the second.

Non Sequitur

This fallacy is Latin for "it does not follow" and concerns fallacies making irrelevant or invalid arguments.

Faulty Use of Authority

This fallacy occurs when individuals are presented as authorities in fields in which they are not

False Analogy

This fallacy occurs when two things are compared incorrectly or incompletely.

Slippery Slope

This fallacy predicts (with no evidence) that one action will inevitably lead to a usually undesirable next action or outcome.

When documenting one author's paraphrase in a text, which of the following is correct?

This point has been argued before (Frye 197).

All outside sources mentioned in a paper must be cited on a works cited page, and all works listed on a works cited page must be clearly cited somewhere in-text.

True

Author's names are listed alphabetically in reverse order (last name, then first name) on the Works Cited page.

True

MLA prefers Times New Roman font.

True

One can be guilty of plagiarism (by not accurately citing/quoting borrowed information) even if they do so unintentionally.

True

Quotation marks should be placed around titles of shorter works (articles, poems, short stories, essays).

True

You don't have to include the author's last name in the in-text citation if the name appears in the text of your sentence prior to the citation.

True

The Red Herring fallacy occurs when:

an attempt is made to divert attention away from the subject at hand by discussing any other subject.

The Straw Man fallacy occurs when:

he arguer attacks a view that is similar, but not really the same, as the one their opponent holds.