ILTS 207: English Language Arts Exam Questions
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fallacy of inconsistency statement that contradicts itself or defeats itself
fallacy of irrelevance irrelevant reasoning
fallacy of insufficiency insufficient supporting evidence
fallacy of inappropriate you presume something innapropriately
presumption
compares similarities between two concepts to
establish a relationship. Used to enhance
analogy
comprehension by comparing to older/familiar
concepts
use symbolism to represent a more abstract concept
allegory
with a more concrete concept
passing reference to a specific
allusion
work/place/person/event
juxtaposes words/phrases/sentences with opposite
antithesis
meanings, balancing these to add insights
taking pieces/parts of information or knowledge and
bringing them together to create a whole and to build
synthesis
relationships among parts to fit new/different
circumstances
, opposite of synthesis. Breaking information down into
its component parts and demonstrating the
analysis
relationships among those parts: compare, contrast,
distinguish, examine, categorize
making judgements based on given criteria,
evaluation confirming/supporting certain preferences and
persuading the reader
using knowledge in new contexts: apply, prepare,
application
practice, use, operate, sketch, solve, illustrate
diction overall choice of language for your writing
specific words in a discipline that you use when
vocabulary
writing in or about the discipline
very specialized terminology that is not readily
jargon
understood by readers outside the discipline
style writers effect through language and technique
when you have four or more authors in one MLA
last name et al
citation
an expression used instead of more literal words to
euphemism make a harsh expression seem softer. These can make
statements more or less polite
ambiguity unclear/open to many interpretations
suggested meaning associated with the literal
meaning of a word. The subjective associations often
connotation
emotional that specific words evoke in listeners and
readers
subject and verb. Expresses a complete thought
simple sentence
i.e. Some students cram before the test
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Terms in this set (365)
fallacy of inconsistency statement that contradicts itself or defeats itself
fallacy of irrelevance irrelevant reasoning
fallacy of insufficiency insufficient supporting evidence
fallacy of inappropriate you presume something innapropriately
presumption
compares similarities between two concepts to
establish a relationship. Used to enhance
analogy
comprehension by comparing to older/familiar
concepts
use symbolism to represent a more abstract concept
allegory
with a more concrete concept
passing reference to a specific
allusion
work/place/person/event
juxtaposes words/phrases/sentences with opposite
antithesis
meanings, balancing these to add insights
taking pieces/parts of information or knowledge and
bringing them together to create a whole and to build
synthesis
relationships among parts to fit new/different
circumstances
, opposite of synthesis. Breaking information down into
its component parts and demonstrating the
analysis
relationships among those parts: compare, contrast,
distinguish, examine, categorize
making judgements based on given criteria,
evaluation confirming/supporting certain preferences and
persuading the reader
using knowledge in new contexts: apply, prepare,
application
practice, use, operate, sketch, solve, illustrate
diction overall choice of language for your writing
specific words in a discipline that you use when
vocabulary
writing in or about the discipline
very specialized terminology that is not readily
jargon
understood by readers outside the discipline
style writers effect through language and technique
when you have four or more authors in one MLA
last name et al
citation
an expression used instead of more literal words to
euphemism make a harsh expression seem softer. These can make
statements more or less polite
ambiguity unclear/open to many interpretations
suggested meaning associated with the literal
meaning of a word. The subjective associations often
connotation
emotional that specific words evoke in listeners and
readers
subject and verb. Expresses a complete thought
simple sentence
i.e. Some students cram before the test
