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What is the primary purpose of an expository text?

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To inform or explain a topic

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What is a persuasive text designed to do?

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Convince the reader to adopt a particular viewpoint or take action

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What characterizes narrative writing?

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Tells a story with characters, plot, and setting

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What is the main purpose of descriptive writing?

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To create vivid images and sensory details

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How do you identify an author’s bias?

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Look for one-sided arguments, loaded language, and omitted information

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What is a red herring in argumentative writing?

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A distraction that diverts attention from the main issue

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What is a straw man argument?

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Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack

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What does ‘ad hominem’ mean in logic?

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Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself

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What is a false dichotomy?

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Presenting only two options when more exist

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What is circular reasoning?

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Using the conclusion as evidence for the premise

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What is an appeal to authority?

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Using an expert’s opinion as the sole evidence

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What is bandwagon appeal?

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Arguing something is true because many people believe it

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What is slippery slope reasoning?

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Claiming one event will lead to a chain of negative consequences

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What is hasty generalization?

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Drawing broad conclusions from limited examples

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What is confirmation bias?

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Seeking information that supports existing beliefs

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What is the difference between deductive and inductive reasoning?

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Deductive goes from general to specific; inductive goes from specific to general

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What is a syllogism?

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A logical argument with two premises and a conclusion

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What makes a source credible?

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Expertise, reputation, objectivity, and current information

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What is peer review in academic sources?

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Evaluation by experts in the same field before publication

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What is the difference between primary and tertiary sources?

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Primary sources are original; tertiary sources compile and summarize information

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What is an abstract in academic writing?

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A brief summary of the main points of a research paper

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What is methodology in research?

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The systematic approach used to conduct a study

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What are limitations in a research study?

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Factors that may affect the validity or scope of results

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What is statistical significance?

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The likelihood that results are not due to chance

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What is correlation versus causation?
Correlation shows relationship; causation shows one thing causes another
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What is a control group in experiments?
The group that doesn't receive the treatment being tested
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What is a placebo effect?
Improvement due to believing in treatment rather than the treatment itself
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What is sampling bias?
When the sample doesn't represent the population accurately
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What is a double-blind study?
Neither participants nor researchers know who receives treatment
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What is external validity?
How well results can be generalized to other situations
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What is internal validity?
How well a study measures what it claims to measure
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What is reliability in research?
Consistency of results when repeated
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What is a meta-analysis?
A study that combines results from multiple studies
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What is qualitative research?
Research focused on qualities, characteristics, and meanings
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What is quantitative research?
Research focused on numerical data and statistical analysis
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What is a hypothesis?
A testable prediction about the relationship between variables
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What is a null hypothesis?
The assumption that there is no relationship between variables
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What is an independent variable?
The factor that is manipulated in an experiment
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What is a dependent variable?
The factor that is measured in an experiment
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What is a confounding variable?
An outside factor that may influence results
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What is random sampling?
Selecting participants where each has an equal chance of being chosen
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What is stratified sampling?
Dividing population into groups and sampling from each group
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What is convenience sampling?
Selecting participants who are easily accessible
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What is systematic sampling?
Selecting every nth participant from a list
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What is cluster sampling?
Randomly selecting groups and studying all members
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What is the mean in statistics?
The average of all values
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What is the median in statistics?
The middle value when data is arranged in order
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What is the mode in statistics?
The most frequently occurring value
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What is the range in statistics?
The difference between highest and lowest values
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What is standard deviation?
A measure of how spread out data points are
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What is variance?
The square of the standard deviation
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What is a normal distribution?
A bell-shaped curve where most data clusters around the mean
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What is skewness in data?
When data is not symmetrically distributed
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What is an outlier?
A data point that is significantly different from others
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What is interpolation?
Estimating values within the range of known data
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What is extrapolation?
Estimating values beyond the range of known data
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What is a trend line?
A line showing the general direction of data
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What is data visualization?
Presenting data in graphs, charts, or other visual formats
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What is a histogram?
A bar graph showing frequency distribution
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What is a scatter plot?
A graph showing relationship between two variables
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What is a box plot?
A graph showing median, quartiles, and outliers
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What is a pie chart best used for?
Showing parts of a whole
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What is a line graph best used for?
Showing changes over time
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What is a bar graph best used for?
Comparing different categories
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What is information literacy?
The ability to find, evaluate, and use information effectively
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What is digital literacy?
The ability to use digital technology effectively
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What is media literacy?
The ability to analyze and evaluate media messages
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What is paraphrasing?
Expressing someone else's ideas in your own words
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What is plagiarism?
Using someone else's work without proper attribution
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What is fair use?
Limited use of copyrighted material for educational purposes
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What is intellectual property?
Legal rights to creations of the mind
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What is copyright?
Legal protection for original works of authorship
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What is public domain?
Works not protected by copyright
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What is creative commons?
Licensing system for sharing creative works
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What is open access?
Free, unrestricted online access to scholarly literature
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What is a database?
An organized collection of information
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What is a search engine?
A tool for finding information on the internet
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What are Boolean operators?
Words (AND, OR, NOT) used to combine search terms
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What is a wildcard in searching?
A symbol (* or ?) that represents unknown characters
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What is truncation in searching?
Using a symbol to find variations of a word
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What are quotation marks used for in searching?
Finding exact phrases
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What is a subject heading?
Standardized terms used to categorize information
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What is a thesaurus in database searching?
A controlled vocabulary of subject terms
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What is field searching?
Limiting search to specific parts of a record
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What is a citation?
Information identifying a source
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What is a bibliography?
A list of sources consulted
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What is APA style?
A citation format used in psychology and social sciences
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What is MLA style?
A citation format used in literature and humanities
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What is Chicago style?
A citation format used in history and some sciences
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What is in-text citation?
Brief source information within the text
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What is a works cited page?
A list of sources referenced in a paper
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What is a reference list?
A list of sources in APA format
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What is annotation in research?
Brief explanatory notes about sources
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What is an annotated bibliography?
A bibliography with summaries of each source
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What is critical thinking?
Analyzing and evaluating information objectively
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What is analytical reading?
Breaking down text to understand its components
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What is close reading?
Careful, detailed analysis of a text
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What is skimming?
Quickly reading to get the main idea
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What is scanning?
Looking for specific information
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What is active reading?
Engaging with text through questioning and note-taking
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What is previewing in reading?
Looking at headings, graphics, and structure before reading
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What is predicting in reading?
Anticipating what will come next based on clues
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What is monitoring comprehension?
Checking understanding while reading
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What is metacognition?
Thinking about your own thinking processes
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What is reading fluency?
Reading with speed, accuracy, and expression
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What is reading rate?
How quickly someone reads
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What is prosody in reading?
The rhythm, stress, and intonation of speech
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What is automaticity in reading?
Recognizing words instantly without effort
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What is phonemic awareness?
Understanding that words are made of individual sounds
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What is morphology in language?
The study of word structure and formation
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What is etymology?
The study of word origins and history
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What is semantic knowledge?
Understanding word meanings and relationships
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What is syntactic knowledge?
Understanding sentence structure and grammar
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What is pragmatic knowledge?
Understanding how context affects meaning
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What is discourse analysis?
Studying language use in context
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What is genre analysis?
Studying the characteristics of different text types
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What is rhetorical analysis?
Studying how authors use language to persuade
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What is stylistic analysis?
Studying an author's distinctive writing style
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What is content analysis?
Systematic study of communication content
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What is textual evidence?
Specific examples from text that support an interpretation
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What is warrant in argumentation?
The reasoning that connects evidence to a claim
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What is a qualifier in arguments?
Words that limit the scope of a claim
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What is rebuttal in argumentation?
Addressing counterarguments
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What is concession in arguments?
Acknowledging valid points in opposing views
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What is synthesis in academic writing?
Combining ideas from multiple sources to create new understanding

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