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English 10 semester 2 final study guide. Has content about how to write an argumentative essay, appositives, prepositions, pathos, logos, ethos, citations, and MLA format
Claim
The writer's stance or overall argument, usually the thesis statement.
Counterclaim
A claim that disagrees with the writer's claim.
Rebuttal
Reasoning that disagrees with the counterclaim, explaining why it's not as strong as the claim.
Preposition
A word showing the relationship between a noun/pronoun and its object.
Prepositional Phrase
Consists of a preposition and its object, showing a relationship in a sentence.
Appositive
A noun/pronoun that follows another noun, identifying or explaining it.
Logos
Appeal to the audience using facts and statistics to support an argument.
Pathos
Appeal to the audience's emotions, using emotionally loaded language and stories.
Ethos
Refers to source credibility, using credible sources and sounding credible in an argument.
In-text citation
cites the author’s last name or the title of the source directly after a quote or paraphrased text
Works Cited
Full citation for each source used in your essay
6 and 6 rule
have no more than 6 points with no more than 6 words each on a slide
MLA font style
Times New Roman
MLA font size
12 point font
MLA indentation
indent each new paragraph with a 0.5 inch indentation
MLA spacing
double spaced
MLA text alignment
left aligned
MLA direct quotes
use quotation marks to surround the direct quote and give credit to the source
MLA Title
capitalize all the main words in a title
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