READ 145 Quarter 2 Review

uses famous people as representatives of authority on issues for which they have no expertise

I would never go to that marriage counselor. She has been divorced twice already.

What is critical thinking?

Connotation is....

Assumes that what is true under certain conditions is true under all conditions

An inference is....

Image is....

What does verifiable mean?

My daughter would be alive today if the government had banned assault weapons.

A metaphor is....

If we reduce prison sentences, the next thing you know, we'll be fighting the biggest crime wave in history.

An autobiography is...

An attitude or a position about an issue or event

takes advantage of the reader's emotions and sways the reader from evaluating the argument logically

An expression of beliefs or feelings

Tone is....

No one waits until they're 21 to try alcohol. Go ahead. Have a drink.

Figurative Language is....

What is theme?

attacking the opponent rather than the idea

Consideration of which facts are included and which are excluded

Symbolism is....

How can you deny a human being the right to health and happiness?

Irony is...

Claims that an action ought to be avoided because it will invariably lead to a series of unpleasant consequences

describes a complex idea in terms so simple they ignore the complexity

A piece of information that is verifiable

Perspective on the world influenced by things like economic position and ethnicity

The specific group of readers the author has in mind when writing

What is Point of View?

Personification is....

An interpretation of facts

Author does not fairly represent both sides of an issue

Proactiv, a skin-care line, paid celebrity Kendall Jenner millions of dollars to become a spokesperson.

The meaning of value words is.....

The people in a story

Pverty would end if people stopped having so many babies.

The time and place of a story

An inference is....

A simile is....

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

Denotation is....

The action of a story

People who contract sexually transmitted diseases are irresponsible.

Author's reason for writing (inform, entertain, persuade, etc)

Attempts to convince the reader based on the popularity of the thing being proposed