Collection 1 Terminology

What is an allusion?

• A trick on the mind

• A passing reference a reader is supposed to recognize

• The act of trying to avoid someone

In argumentation, what is a claim?

• the author's opinion or position on an issue

• trying to own a piece of property

• a quotation

• a works cited page

In an argument, we use reasons to support a claim. Reasons should be:

• hot-headed and overly emotional

• valid and logical

• only based on hearsay

Evidence can include all of the following except:

• examples, facts and statistics

• anecdotes

• a made-up story

• quotations

Another word for "antithesis" is:

• Argument

• Counterargument

The purpose of including a counterargument is:

• to show opposing viewpoints then disprove or refute them

• to throw words back and forth with your opponent to heat up the argument

• to show that you have only considered one side of the argument

"A Quilt of a Country" falls into what genre?

• essay

• article

• short story

• poem

"Once Upon a Time" is

• an essay

• an article

• a short story

• a poem

George Ella Lyon's "Where I'm From" is

• An essay

• An article

• A short story

• A poem

What is an anecdote?

• a fictional story about an animal

• any made-up story

• a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

• a one-sentence fact

• something that counteracts a poison