Academic Writing C1 (AWC1 2208) - Course Syllabus and Revision Modules

Comprehensive fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering course policies, APA 7 conventions, paragraph cohesion, essay writing, and logical fallacies for Academic Writing C1 (AWC1 2208).

Under course policy at Maqsut Narikbayev University, a student is automatically expelled from AWC1 2208 if their missed classes comprise more than __________.

$$20\%$$

In the AWC1 2208 grading breakdown, the Final Essay completed in Week 15 accounts for a weight of __________ in Canvas.

$$35\%$$

Progress Test 2 (Week 7) and Progress Test 3 (Week 11) each carry an assessment weight of __________ in Canvas.

$$30\%$$

If a student submits an assignment within 24 hours after the deadline, their grade is penalized and reduced by __________.

$$10\%$$

To maintain academic integrity, students must complete and sign the __________ for all assignments completed outside the classroom.

Declaration of the Use of AI

According to the course grading policy notes, the AWC1 2208 course explicitly __________ an FX grade.

does not apply

In case of student hospitalization, medical documents must include a QR code and a diagnosis code specified by the __________.

International Classification of Diseases Version 10

Students submitting an appeal application to the Dean via the Smart MNU application must do so within __________ after the grade is posted.

24 hours

An effective academic topic sentence must consist of two essential elements: the topic and the __________.

controlling idea

In academic paragraph development, __________ means that every single sentence relates directly to the controlling idea in the topic sentence.

Unity

In cause/effect essays, __________ organization discusses all causes first followed by all effects, rather than alternating step-by-step.

block

When joining two clauses using transition signals such as However, Therefore, or Moreover, a writer must place a __________ before the signal and a comma after it.

semicolon

Nouns such as this trend, this issue, or these findings, which are used to connect ideas and avoid repetitive phrasing, are termed __________.

summary nouns

Under APA 7 guidelines, a direct quotation containing __________ words or more must be formatted as an indented block quotation without quotation marks.

$$40$$

In APA 7 in-text citations, an ampersand (&) is used in parenthetical citations, whereas the word __________ must be written out in narrative citations.

and

For academic sources authored by three or more individuals, APA 7 requires the use of __________ starting from the very first citation.

et al.

According to APA 7 punctuation rules for a direct quote at the end of a sentence, the terminal period is placed __________ the parenthetical citation.

AFTER

Reporting verbs such as argues, claims, asserts, and insists are categorized as making a __________.

strong claim

The process of combining multiple sources organized strictly by __________ rather than source-by-source is known as synthesis.

ideas

A logical fallacy is defined as an error in __________ that makes an argument look convincing when it is not.

reasoning

Drawing a broad conclusion from insufficient evidence or an unrepresentatively small sample is known as a __________.

hasty generalization

Introducing irrelevant information to divert attention away from the real issue is the logical fallacy termed a __________.

red herring

Attacking the personal character, job, or background of an opponent instead of addressing their argument constitutes an __________ fallacy.

ad hominem

Treating popularity or the number of users as proof that an assertion or tool is correct is called the __________ (ad populum) fallacy.

bandwagon

Arguing without evidence that an initial action will inevitably lead to an extreme chain of negative consequences is known as the __________ fallacy.

slippery slope

The fallacy in which the conclusion is used as its own evidence, merely restating the original claim in different words, is known as __________.

circular reasoning

Presenting only two opposing choices when intermediate or alternative options exist is known as a __________.

false dilemma

Assuming that because one event followed another in sequence, the first event caused the second is the fallacy of __________.

false cause

Misrepresenting or exaggerating an opposing argument to make it easier to refute is called a __________ fallacy.

straw man

Using a personal story or an isolated single case as definitive proof of a general rule is called the __________ fallacy.

anecdotal

Selecting only favourable data while omitting contrary or non-supportive results is termed __________.

cherry-picking

Shifting the responsibility of proof by asserting that a claim must be true because nobody has proven it false is known as the __________ fallacy.

burden of proof

Judging a claim or research finding strictly on the basis of its origin, sponsor, or background is known as the __________ fallacy.

genetic

Deflecting an opponent's valid criticism by accusing them of the exact same hypocrisy (you do it too) is known as __________.

tu quoque

Demanding a new standard of evidence after the previously agreed standard has already been satisfied is known as __________.

moving the goalposts

When contrasting similar fallacies, ad hominem attacks the person's character, whereas the __________ fallacy judges an argument solely by its origin or funding.

genetic

When contrasting distractors in reasoning, a red herring changes the subject entirely, whereas a __________ distorts the original argument.

straw man

When evaluating evidence errors, cherry-picking ignores available contrary data, whereas a __________ uses too small a sample size to establish a conclusion.

hasty generalization