semester 1 exam review

Question 1

ethos

Answer 1

rhetorical appeal to authors credibility

Question 2

logos

Answer 2

rhetorical appeal to logic

Question 3

pathos

Answer 3

rhetorical appeal to emotion

Question 4

empirical evidence

Answer 4

type of scientific evidence

Question 5

anecdotal evidence

Answer 5

type of personal experience evidence

Question 6

logical evidence

Answer 6

type of reasoning/logic experience

Question 7

argument

Answer 7

authors position on a topic

Question 8

claim

Answer 8

statement to begin an essay

Question 9

counterclaim

Answer 9

opposing viewpoint

Question 10

rebuttal

Answer 10

evidence to contradict other party’s evidence

Question 11

logical fallacy

Answer 11

errors in reasoning based on poor logic

Question 12

diction

Answer 12

the word choice of the author

Question 13

culture

Answer 13

customs/beliefs of a particular group

Question 14

identity

Answer 14

what makes it unique

Question 15

line of inquiry

Answer 15

questions being answered by reserach

Question 16

mood

Answer 16

emotional state of a character/ atmosphere

Question 17

database

Answer 17

searchable collection of information

Question 18

parallel structure

Answer 18

repetition of a chosen grammatical form

Question 19

conflict

Answer 19

disagreement in a novel

Question 20

foil

Answer 20

character who is presented as a contrast to 2nd character

Question 21

theme

Answer 21

central unifying idea in a novel

Question 22

irony

Answer 22

one thing is said and another is meant

Question 23

symbol

Answer 23

something that hints at something else

Question 24

folktale

Answer 24

traditional fictional stories

Question 25

proverb

Answer 25

popular sayings that contain advice

Question 26

foreshadowing

Answer 26

warnings of events to come

Question 27

figurative language

Answer 27

adding creativity to language

Question 28

metaphor

Answer 28

comparison between two things that are unrelated

Question 29

tone

Answer 29

attitude of a character takes towards an object

Question 30

what do independent clauses contain

Answer 30

predicate, subject, complete thought

Question 31

what do dependent clauses contain

Answer 31

predicate, subject, no complete thought

Question 32

coordinating conjunctions acronym

Answer 32

for and nor but or yet so

Question 33

what does cc connect

Answer 33

independent clauses

Question 34

how is cc punctuated

Answer 34

ic + , + ic no comma needed if same subject

Question 35

subordinating conjunctions acronym

Answer 35

since when after because if

Question 36

what does sc connect

Answer 36

an independent and dependent clause

Question 37

how do u punctuate a sc

Answer 37

if you start the subordinating conjunction you need a comma to separate the clauses. but if the sc is in the middle of the sentence there is no need for a comma.

Question 38

conjunctive adverb acronym

Answer 38

therefore however although moreover otherwise

Question 39

what does ca connect

Answer 39

two independent clauses

Question 40

how to punctuate a ca

Answer 40

if its connecting two independent clauses use a semicolon then a comma. if it is introducing one independent clause, the comma will come after the ca if it is interrupting one independent clause, the comma will go around the ca if it concluding one independent clause, the comma will go before the ca.