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ENGLISH TEST REVIEW
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- 1What is factual evidence?Are true facts supported by proof. This can include scholarly reports, scientific studies or experiment, statistics. graphs, surveys. research or reading.
- 2What is persuasion?Is the act of causing someone to believe or do something. To persuade is to convence someone to do or think something.
- 3What is counterargument?Is the persuasive writing that will also mention opposing views. Sometimes the communicator shows positive and negative arguments side by side called pros and cons.
- 4What is argue?Is to state reasons.
- 5What is convince?Is to persuade someone with evidence or argument.
- 6What is pathos?Is an argument based on testimonials, photos, and individual stories that create emotion in the audience. These may be positive or negative images.
- 7What is opinion?Is a statement based on personal beliefs, perspectives, emotions. and preferences. They cannot be proved ; however they can be supported by facts.
- 8What is logos?Is an argument based on facts and statistics. It is used to provide rational and reasonable evidence to prove that what is being said is true.
- 9What are rhetorical devices?They are techniques intended to persuade, used to give emphasis and have an effect on the audience.
- 10What is ethos?Is an argument based on the credibility and character of the communicator to establish a shared sense of ethics. It is used to influence the audience to do the right thing.
- 11What is hyperbole?It emphasizes points by overstating and exaggerating them for effect.
EXAMPLE: The class is drowning in homework. - 12What is irony?Is the opposite of what is expected, or when words have more than one meaning.
EXAMPLE: The Titanic was said to be unsinkable, but the ship sank on its maiden voyage. - 13What is analogy?Is a form of reasoning which compares one thing to another in order to make a point.
EXAMPLE: School is like a prison and students are like prisoners. - 14What is repetition?Is used to reinforce the writer's message and/or entertain the reader.
EXAMPLE: Remember what it was like to be in school. Remember how much work you had. - 15What is a rhetorical question?They are questions that do not require an answer. Engages the audience and encourages them to consider the issue.
EXAMPLE: Could you live with yourself if you missed this opportunity? - 16What is generalization?Is making an assertion that infers that what is being said is true, for most people when it's true for a few cases.
EXAMPLE: Homework is boring, dull and uninsteresting. - 17What is an anecdote?Is a short story to make the listeners laugh or ponder over a topic. it should relate to the topic being discused.
EXAMPLE: During an informative session about on campus tutoring services, the separe tells a story about a successful session she had with a student. - 18What is parallelism?Are two or more parts of the sentencies have a similar form to give the passage a definite pattern.
EXAMPLE: Wounds caused by knives will heal, rounds caused by words will not heal.
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