ENGL101 Composition Module 2| Questions with
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An argument works best when you are _____ in the issue
invested
What are 2 ways issues can matter to us?
external forces or our own choosing
Community
a group of individuals that share common experiences, interests, needs, and expectations
What are 7 categories that can break down into topics and then into issues?
School/academic, workplace, household, neighborhood, social/cultural, consumer, concerned
citizen
Topic
category (politics, gender bias, local security) that contains numerous issues
Issue
a specific problem or dispute that remains unsettled and requires a point of view and sometimes a
decision
Pre-thinking
a low-stakes process of thinking and writing about your issue
What are the 3 common types of pre-thinking?
, Brainstorming, mapping (or clustering), and freewriting
Brainstorming
list as many topics that you can think of that relate to your topic, not bothering with connections,
continuity, or practicality
Freewriting
shuts off the inner censor and frees you to write down all of your thoughts about a topic—
random or focused
Who made the freewriting technique popular?
Peter Elbow in his 1973 Writing Without Teachers
Mapping (clustering)
a more focused form of brainstorming in which the writer consciously attempts to make
connections between terms'
___ ______ said to talk about something interesting to you after writing a dead article
about science fiction
Ray Bradbury
Target audience
the group or individual at whom your argument is aimed; you want them to accept or at least
acknowledge your position on an issue
_____ is a founding father of what we know today as argument
Detailed Verified and 100% Accurate Answers
An argument works best when you are _____ in the issue
invested
What are 2 ways issues can matter to us?
external forces or our own choosing
Community
a group of individuals that share common experiences, interests, needs, and expectations
What are 7 categories that can break down into topics and then into issues?
School/academic, workplace, household, neighborhood, social/cultural, consumer, concerned
citizen
Topic
category (politics, gender bias, local security) that contains numerous issues
Issue
a specific problem or dispute that remains unsettled and requires a point of view and sometimes a
decision
Pre-thinking
a low-stakes process of thinking and writing about your issue
What are the 3 common types of pre-thinking?
, Brainstorming, mapping (or clustering), and freewriting
Brainstorming
list as many topics that you can think of that relate to your topic, not bothering with connections,
continuity, or practicality
Freewriting
shuts off the inner censor and frees you to write down all of your thoughts about a topic—
random or focused
Who made the freewriting technique popular?
Peter Elbow in his 1973 Writing Without Teachers
Mapping (clustering)
a more focused form of brainstorming in which the writer consciously attempts to make
connections between terms'
___ ______ said to talk about something interesting to you after writing a dead article
about science fiction
Ray Bradbury
Target audience
the group or individual at whom your argument is aimed; you want them to accept or at least
acknowledge your position on an issue
_____ is a founding father of what we know today as argument
