WRT 106 Midterm pt. 3 Exam
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
What are the three things you need to do to come to terms with a source?
Answer:
Define the Project
- aims
- methods
- materials
Note Keywords and Passages
Note Uses and Limits
Question:
What are the three things you look for when you're trying to define an
author's project -
Answer:
Aims, Methods, Materials
Question:
, What are some of Harris's reasons for why countering is important and/or
how to think about
countering?
Answer:
to move forward or springboard off of something
- not to pick apart
- not to pick apart
- not wrong, but partial info
- add what can be said
"yes but"
Question:
What are the three countering moves? How does dissenting differ from the
other two? -
Answer:
Arguing the other side
Uncovering values
Dissenting: Dissenting is disagreeing with an assumed line of thought
Question:
What are Harris's four tips for being civil while countering?
Answer:
Don't guess at
intent
- Focus on positions more than phrasing
- Be careful with modifiers
- Stress what you bring to the discussion
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
What are the three things you need to do to come to terms with a source?
Answer:
Define the Project
- aims
- methods
- materials
Note Keywords and Passages
Note Uses and Limits
Question:
What are the three things you look for when you're trying to define an
author's project -
Answer:
Aims, Methods, Materials
Question:
, What are some of Harris's reasons for why countering is important and/or
how to think about
countering?
Answer:
to move forward or springboard off of something
- not to pick apart
- not to pick apart
- not wrong, but partial info
- add what can be said
"yes but"
Question:
What are the three countering moves? How does dissenting differ from the
other two? -
Answer:
Arguing the other side
Uncovering values
Dissenting: Dissenting is disagreeing with an assumed line of thought
Question:
What are Harris's four tips for being civil while countering?
Answer:
Don't guess at
intent
- Focus on positions more than phrasing
- Be careful with modifiers
- Stress what you bring to the discussion