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Argumentative Writing

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  • What is the difference between rhetorical appeal and rhetorical devices?
    1. ethos, pathos, logos 2. rhetorical question, repetition (allusion and restatement also)
  • What does Yousafzai mean when she says, "this award is not just for me"?
    That it's for all the girls who are engaged in the same struggle as she is.
  • What are the three pro-tips for debating?
    remain calm / listen to your opponent / do your research
  • Name two examples of effective speech writing techniques.
    engage your audience directly + incorporate inspirational quotations
  • Who was the target audience in Andrew Rooney's America the Not-So-Beautiful?
    The American people
  • Name one piece of non-bias information provided by the vending machine news article.
    Children who eat from vending machines consume less sodium.
  • Malala also says "in my own village, there is still no secondary school for girls". Rhetoric?
    Logos
  • What was Sejourner Truth fighting for and what was the primary rhetoric of the speech?
    equality / ethos
  • According to Malala, "girls were stopped from going to school". What rhetoric is used in this sentence?
    Logos
  • What claim did Andrew Rooney make in America the Not-So-Beautiful?
    There is nowhere left to throw American trash and that the problem needs to be solved urgently.
  • What was the name of the argumentative news article about vending machines?
    Another Study Highlights the Insanity of Selling Junk Food in School Vending Machines
  • "Let's begin this ending ... together ... today ... right here, right now" is what kind of rhetoric?
    pathos / ehtos
  • Name and explain each type of rhetorical appeal.
    ethos (right and wrong + credible source), logos (logic, facts and figures), pathos (appealing to emotion)
  • Name one credible source cited by the vending machine study.
    The Mayo Clinic, Michigan State University, Journal of School Health
  • What are the key three ingredients in argumentative wriring?
    make a claim, give reason for why you think what you think & defend with credible evidence
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