4th q exam

Question 1

A piece of writing used to convince readers to agree to an argument or claim about a particular topic

Answer 1

argumentative essay?
Also called persuasive essay

Question 2

PARTS OF AN ESSAY

Answer 2

TITLE
INTRO
BODY
CONCLU

Question 3

• state the opinion of the editors and publishers of news organizations

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Editorials

Question 4

is an essay that tries to convince readers to agree with the writers view’s on an issue

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Op-ed (oppositie editorial) -

Question 5

• are letters sent to print and internet publications to express opinions in response to previously published

Answer 5

Letters to the editor

Question 6

evaluate items and activities such as books, movies, plays, and music from the writer’s point of view.

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Reviews -

Question 7

• are paid announcements that try to convince people to buy or do something.

Answer 7

Advertisements ```

Question 8

• uses emotional appeal and often biased, false, or misleading information to persuade people to think or act in a certain way

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Propaganda

Question 9

An —– states a claim and supports it with reasons and evidences from sources

Arguing your side makes you the proponent.

Answer 9

argument

Question 10

An argument that stands in opposition to your claim, the ——- is your opponent’s argument which tries to explain why you are wrong.

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Counter Argument/Counterclaim

Question 11

Simply disproving an opposing argument, —- is an important skill because it is how a writer successfully convinces the audience of the validity of his or her own argument.

Answer 11

Refutation

Question 12

: used if you are unwilling or uninterested, displeased or disappointed, hostile. Used if there is bad news in the letter. (bad news comes second in the letter)

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Indirect

Question 13

used if pleased, mildly interested, or neutral. Used for good news. (good news comes immediately in the letter)

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Direct:

Question 14

(subject, predicate, 1 complete thought, 1 independent.)

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Simple

Question 15

(2 independent, 2 complete thoughts, using coordinating conjunctions)
2 thoughts joined by the FANBOYS

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Compound

Question 16

(1 independent and 1 dependent, 2 complete thoughts. A clause is a complete thought that becomes independent when there is a subordinating conjunction.)

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Complex

Question 17

(3 thoughts, 2 independent and 1 dependent)

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Compound complex

Question 18

• the subject is the doer of the action and what’s important is the doer than what was done.

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Active

Question 19

• the subject is not the doer and the action is more important that who did it.

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Passive

Question 20

Incomplete thought
A part of a whole

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SENTENCE FRAGMENTS

Question 21

Show the relationship between the two simple sentences.

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FUSED SENTENCES

Question 22

Separating a sentence in two parts using a comma but it doesn’t make sense.

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COMMA SPLICE

Question 23

Whatever is being modified, it should be near the modifier.
If the modifier is found something else, it could give another meaning or have no sense.

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MISPLACED MODIFIERS

Question 24

Means the pattern should be the same.

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DEVELOPING PARALLELISM

Question 25

Revise verbs that have been converted to nouns to make it shorter look for words ending in -tion or -ment.

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BURIED VERBS

Question 26

to sound credible, don't overuse intensifiers such as very, definitely, quite, completely, extremely, really, actually, and totally

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CONTROL EXUBERANCE

Question 27

Strive for specific verbs, concrete nouns, and vivid adjectives. Beware of unclear pronouns.\

Answer 27

PRECISE WORDS

Question 28

Serif: Useful for body test

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TNR, Century, Georgia, Garamond

Question 29

Sans serif: useful for headings & signs

Answer 29

Arial, tahoma, Verdana, calibri

Question 30

use a numbered list for instructions. instead of a long paragraph, use bullets.

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NUMBERS AND BULLETS

Question 31

Use ---- to list items within sentences. strive for parallelism, It makes it easier because of enumeration.

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LETTERS

Question 34

TOP AND BOTTOM MARGIN

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one inch top and bottom 1.25 inches for side

Question 35

: meeting orient each other about what to do.

Answer 35

orientation

Question 36

: presentation of different ideas. discussing the attack or how to go about things.

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conflict

Question 37

: coming up with a final decision.

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emergence

Question 38

: distribution of tasks (it still has to be double checked, different tasking but all submissions should stand by the standard of the group.)

Answer 38

reinforcement

Question 39

Describes/ specifies what was discussed in a meeting and created as a permanent record for future reference.

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING

Question 40

: you follow dates. It focuses on the job history with most recent positions listed first.

Answer 40

Chronological resume

Question 41

: focuses on one's skills and experiences. Does not include chronological time and is most often used by people with work gaps.

Answer 41

Functional

Question 42

Combination resume: includes the best of the chronological and functional approaches. It is not commonly used because it tends to be longer and repetitive

Answer 42

Combination resume

Question 43

AIDA approach.

Answer 43

ATTENTION INTEREST DESIRE ACTION

Question 44

: provide action information

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Action

Question 45

: indicate your traits leading them to think you are qualified

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Desire

Question 46

: discuss briefly your educational background and work experience

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Interest

Question 47

: state your intention

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Attention