The Fast and The Curious: Unit 3 - Info Texts

What is the intended target group for a message called, regardless of the medium?

• Audience

• Author's purpose

• Context

• Genre

What term describes the reason an author writes about a particular topic?

• Bias

• Author's purpose

• Citation

• Diction

What is a particular inclination, feeling, or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned?

• Credibility

• Bias

• Claim

• Evidence

What is a reference to the author's name, title of work, date published, publisher, and/or page numbers of quoted or paraphrased text called?

• Citation

• Context

• Genre

• Diction

What is an assertion, position, or arguable thesis about a topic or issue known as?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Genre

• Audience

What term refers to the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage?

• Context

• Diction

• Bias

• Citation

What is the quality of having reliable and trustworthy characteristics that may be influenced by an author having expertise on a topic?

• Credibility

• Emotional appeal

• Ethical appeal

• Genre

What is the choice of words in speaking or writing for clear and effective expression called?

• Diction

• Context

• Citation

• Evidence

What is an electronic text read on a computer screen or other electronic device that may include images, sound, video, and other multimodal interactive and embedded elements?

• Digital text

• Genre

• Audience

• Claim

What is a method of persuasion that's designed to create an emotional response in the reader/viewer by connecting to the audience's values, needs, and sensibilities?

• Emotional appeal

• Ethical appeal

• Credibility

• Diction