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| Original documents such as letters, newspapers, or magazine articles from a specific time period |
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| Ordinary form of written or spoken language without metrical verse |
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| The presentation of another's words or ideas as one's own. |
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| The form of a verb used when the subject of the sentence performs the action |
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| Understood by the audience, but not grasped by the characters in the story |
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| Provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and work cited pages |
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| The process of clear and organized thinking that leads to a reasonable conclusion |
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| The art of using language to present facts and ideas in order to persuade |
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| An argument that seems to be plausible but which uses an invalid inference |
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| A list of source materials that are used or consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text |
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| An inclination to present a settled and often prejudiced or narrow outlook on a subject |
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| Research found to be trustworthy |
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| Position or proposition advanced by a speaker or writer |
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| The form of a verb used when the subject of the sentence receives the action |
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| A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms |
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| A restatement of a passage in different words that retains the meaning, tone, and general length of the original |
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| Poem or piece of poetry written in metrical lines |
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| A type of writing that tells about events or actions as they change over a period of time and often include story elements such as character, setting, and plot |
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| A specific reference to the source of a piece of information |
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| Writing that seeks to move the reader to the author's viewpoint and by one or more means, such as logic or emotion |
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| Writings about a specific event or time period, written after the time described |
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| Research that cannot be trusted due to the author's lack of knowledge or experience |
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| A word or phrase that has a special meaning different from its standard or dictionary definition |
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