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APA Basics Year 11
APA Basics Year 11
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What is the context of a piece?
Background and circumstances surrounding the text.
None of the above
The choice of font
The place that it has been published
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Which of the following is a persuasive technique?
Alliteration
Statistics
Expert Opinion
Inclusive Language
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What is an issue?
Something that generates strong opinions
A news article
The focus of media attention eliciting a range of opinions and attitudes
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Which of the following is not correct about tone.
A writer can use tone to generate a specific emotional response.
Tone mixes with other techniques to express the writer's attitudes.
Authors always write in a measured tone
Tone is produced by language choices. Forceful language = aggressive tone.
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The purpose of the article is solely to persuade.
False
True
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An author's contention is their point of view on an issue or the overall argument of the piece.
True
False
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Persuasive texts refer exclusively to written texts
True
False
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What is a stakeholder?
Groups of people directly affected by the issue
Someone with a vested interested in the issue
The person writing the article
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What form does this piece take?
Online Comment
Blog
Speech
Persuasive Article
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What are arguments in APA?
Points to support the writer's contention
Points that don't necessarily need relate to the contention.
Acknowledgement of both sides of the issue
