R&W LONG QUIZ

• Reasoning


  An act of giving statements for justification and explanation
• Reasoning


  The ability of someone to defend something by giving out reasons
• Evaluative statement


  A way of giving a better explanation to show the strength and the weaknesses of something through writing
• Evaluative statement


  Presents a value judgment based on a set of criteria
• Evaluative statement


  A judgement that can be backed up or supported by valid reasons or proofs
• Evaluative statement


  The writer's way of explaining why a strength is a strength and a weakness a weakness based on the evidences gathered
• Thesis statement


  The central idea of a multiple composition. It is a one sentence summary that guides, controls, and unifies ideas when writing a paper.
• Thesis statement


  • It uses a complete sentence
  • It has one subject and at least two arguments
• Assertions


  Contain evaluative languages such as useful, significant, important, insightful, detailed, up-to-date, comprehensive, practical, etc.
• Topic sentence


  Guides, controls, and unifies ideas in a paragraph. It develops one argument of the thesis statement.
• Counterclaim


  The opposition you make about the claim of a writer
• Topic sentence


  • Can be explicitly or implicitly stated
  • Explicitly stated topic sentence can be placed in four different locations: at the beginning, at the middle, at the end of a paragraph, or at the start and end of a paragraph
  • Implied topic sentence is not directly seen in a paragraph, it is up to the readers to deduce what the topic sentence is
• Thesis statement and topic sentence

  The topic sentence develops the details in the thesis statement
• Hedge


  A word or phrase that minimizes negative impact of a criticism
• Supporting details


  Pieces of information necessary to better understand the main idea. They can be facts, reasons, testimonies, statistics, and experiments that support the topic sentence.
• Supporting details

  • Major details directly support the topic sentence
  • Minor details directly support the major details
• Supporting details


  • The city has a magnificent scenery that never fails to capture the awe of its visitors
  • One major tourist spot that exudes the beauty of Tagaytay is Taal Volcano, the smallest volcano in the world. The lake which surrounds it is another attraction that cannot be missed
  • The city is also characterized by the warmth of its people, the Caviteños. They bring with them their smiles as they welcome both local and foreign visitors
  • Tagaytay is also known for its sumptuous native foods. Tourists who drop by the city make it a point to try Tagaytay's famous bulalo and other delicacies
• Position paper

  A type of academic writing that presents one's stand or viewpoint on a particular issue
• Parts of a Position Paper

  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusion
• Forms of hedges


  • Modals (may, could, would, etc.)
  • Frequency adverbs (usually, generally, commonly)
  • Probability adverbs (probably, possibly, presumably)