Explaining Rhetorical Choices
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Jessica Seat
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Multiple Choice
Why is it important to understand methods of development such as comparison-contrast, description, and definition in writing?
They help organize ideas and clarify meaning for the reader.
They make writing longer and more complicated.
They are only used in creative writing.
They are not relevant to academic writing.
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Multiple Choice
Which method of analyzing similarities and differences involves presenting all points of information about one group and then all points about another group?
Whole by whole
Similarities VS. Differences
Point by Point
Block by Block
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Multiple Choice
How does Schlosser use quantitative evidence to support his argument about the growth of McDonald's franchises?
By comparing the number of restaurants in 1968 and today
By describing the taste of McDonald's food
By listing the names of McDonald's employees
By explaining the history of McDonald's advertising
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Definitions help establish a common meaning for a subject between the
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are effects of the 'McDonaldization of America' as described by Hightower and Schlosser?
Threat to independent businesses
Homogenizing influence on American life
Increase in regional differences
Spread of identical stores throughout the country
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Comparison-contrast is used to show how something is
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Open Ended
As a reader, how do you recognize and explain the methods of development a writer uses to achieve a purpose? How can you advance your own arguments with appropriate methods of development? Write a paragraph that answers these questions. Use the key terms: comparison-contrast, definition, description, and methods of development.
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