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What is the primary purpose of an introductory paragraph in an argumentative paper?
What is the primary purpose of an introductory paragraph in an argumentative paper?
What is the term 'argument' referring to in the context of critical argumentation?
What is the term 'argument' referring to in the context of critical argumentation?
What is the purpose of making an introductory paragraph interesting?
What is the purpose of making an introductory paragraph interesting?
What is the purpose of background information in an argumentative paper?
What is the purpose of background information in an argumentative paper?
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What is required in an introductory paragraph when arguing about a literary work?
What is required in an introductory paragraph when arguing about a literary work?
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What is the relationship between argumentation and reasonableness?
What is the relationship between argumentation and reasonableness?
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What is the purpose of stating a claim at the end of an introductory paragraph?
What is the purpose of stating a claim at the end of an introductory paragraph?
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What is the primary goal of critical argumentation?
What is the primary goal of critical argumentation?
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What is optional in an introductory paragraph?
What is optional in an introductory paragraph?
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What is required when arguing about a film?
What is required when arguing about a film?
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Study Notes
Background Paragraph
- Purpose: to lay the foundation for proving an argument
- Includes: summary of works being discussed, definition of key terms, and explanation of key theories
Supporting Evidence Paragraph
- Purpose: to prove an argument
- Typically one paragraph, but can be longer
- Includes: topic sentence, explanation of topic sentence, introduction of evidence, statement of evidence, explanation of evidence, and concluding sentence
Discourse
- Refers to any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence
- Goes beyond sentential boundaries
- One of the four systems of language, along with vocabulary, grammar, and phonology
- Any piece of extended language with unity, meaning, and purpose
Forms of Discourse
- Narration: description of an event in chronological order
- Includes setting, character, and actions
- Types: simple (events that really happen) and plotted (fictional)
- Description: transmitting a mental image of particulars in the story
- Informative (scientific and technical): appeals to the intellect
- Artistic (suggestive/evocative or literary): appeals to the sense of beauty
- Exposition: explains, describes, or gives information
- Patterns: circumlocution, classification and partition, and summary
- Argumentation: aims to convince others of the truth or falsity of a disputed matter
- Appeals to the understanding
- Three goals: identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments
- People who make use of argumentation always appeal to some standard of reasonableness
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Description
This quiz covers the basics of writing a strong background paragraph in academic writing, including summarizing works, defining key terms, and explaining theories.
