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ideology |
a package of cultural and social assumptions that influence one's understanding and actions. maybe natural to you, but strange/threatening to others |
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fact |
already has been or can be proven |
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opinion |
belief or judgement; can't be proven |
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inference |
beyond what's overtly stated; make educated conclusion about what's suggested |
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what is an issue? |
an important problem debated by different stakeholders. |
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What are the 3 R's? |
Recency Reliability Revelance |
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What are the 3 forms of dialogue? |
directly with the reader: reader gives writer feedback to bridge cultures and enhance understanding between the writer and reader with an imagined reader: author actively anticipates reader's response, making adjustments with the culture shared by the writer and reader: we cannot sit outside society; we live within this context":false} |
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Explain the Linda Flower example. |
There is no real meaning to "Black English" - everyone in the situation interpreted it differently. Point: There is no way to ensure that your writing is not misinterpreted or that you are not misinterpreting someone else's writing |
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persuade |
convince someone of something |
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stakeholders |
people who are invested in the outcome of your research |
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discourse language |
language of the field |
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goodwill |
social grease - benevolence; friendly or helpful attitude |
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problems with native advertising |
camouflaging ads trickery loss of trust can't tell between ads or content website looks like infomercial |
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what is the "container"? |
medium is as important as the message sometimes container and message don't match every container has its conventions |
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what is your goal in writing? |
to promote understanding. |
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Communication Context (the triangle) |
Writer, Audience, Message |
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Writer - Audience |
Relationship. Friends? Authority? Power? |
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Writer-Message |
Purpose. To persuade? Entertain? Educate? |
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Audience-Message |
What does the audience need to know? Knowledge? Expertise? |
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Bloom's Taxonomy |
KCAASE (Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation) |
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What is a research question? |
question that directs your research. question you are trying to answer. you take a stance on it. |
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3 means of persuasion (Aristotle) |
Ethos, Pathos, Logos |
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Inductive Reasoning |
specific evidence -> general conclusion can use facts/stats to draw conclusion |
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Deductive Reasoning |
generalization (major premise) -> specific case (minor premise) both must be valid for your conclusion to be |
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logical fallacy |
error in reasoning |
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ad hominem |
attacking person, not the idea |
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sweeping generalization |
true for one = true for all |
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begging the question |
offering unproving statement as truth |
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non sequitur |
drawing conclusion that doesn't follow from evidence |
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either/or fallacy |
presenting 2 options when there are more |
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bandwagon appeals |
everyone beleives it, so you should too |
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post-hoc fallacy |
X came before Y, therefore X caused Y |
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red herring |
digress from matter; distraction |
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rhetoric |
art of persuasive discourse |
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How to find a topic |
use background sources broad -> narrow news sources keep eyes open |
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Before researching a topic, brainstorm: |
what information do you want to find? (holy grail) what are good keywords? who would publish the info you need? governments? health organization? |
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Four questions for your topic |
Who are the stakeholders? How many are strongly affected? Is there debate between different stakeholders? Who has writen about it, are there enough resources? Can you begin making recommendations? |
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What is a proposal? |
clearly explains and justifies a proposed project or topic of study to an audience of stakeholders identifies topic, thesis, research question, intended audience, and paper's purpose |
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What is the purpose of proposal writing? |
get approval on your idea get funding show that there's a need for this research, and that you are the one to do it |
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What tasks must be done during proposal writing process? |
Describe yourself Describe the project Annotated bilbiography |
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What is an annotated bibliography? |
a list of sources, each source with a relevant quote and a breif analysis of why its reliable and relevant. Clearly says how each source will complement, support, or counter your position. Everything is cited corerctly. |
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What is a topic? |
general area of discussion |
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Why is having a clear issue important? |
without it, you can't take a stance, and can't persuade anyone to agree with your PoV |