https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj en-us 2018-12-17 15:06:13 UTC 2025-09-14 13:01:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315190795 by Tim O'Brien
-What is truth?
+Throughout the novel, O'Brien adds stories that are not true such as bringing his daughter to Vietnam. He poses a question to readers: If a story makes up details, does that make it any less true?
-Zeugma:
+i.e. They carried rations. They carried ghosts.

]]> 2018-12-17 15:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315190795 mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315194073 by Arthur Miller
-As people suspected him of being a Communist, Miller wrote The Crucible to show the danger of McCarthyism.
-Although the Salem Witch Trials occurred in the past, Miller's own experience proves that something similar can occur even in today's society.

]]> 2018-12-17 15:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315194073 mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315196763 by Sister Helen Prejean
-In her novel, Prejean shares her experiences with death row inmates in an attempt to persuade the reader that the death penalty is inhumane.
-Arguing against capital punishment, Prejean contends that the death penalty is unfairly applied and that it fails to acknowledge the dignity of human life.

]]> 2018-12-17 15:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315196763 mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315197660 -Ethos: establishes credibility
+ex. As a dentist, I believe that you should use Crest.
-Pathos: invokes emotion
+ex. For only $1 a month, you can provide a dog with a loving, forever home.
-Logos: uses facts, statistics, etc.
+ex. On average, whales live about 25-35 years in captivity; however, in the wild, they have a lifespan compared to that of a human.]]> 2018-12-17 15:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315197660 mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315199132 -appeals to the senses
+i.e. As she stepped outside, the sun warmed her face, and the birds began to sing.]]> 2018-12-17 15:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315199132 mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315201881 -Circular Logic:
+ex. She needed money, so she gambled. Because she gambled, she needed money.
-Rhetorical Question:
+ex. At these prices, why wouldn't you choose to shop at SuperSave?
-Testimonial:
+ex. Celebrity endorsements
-Either/Or:
+ex. Either you're with us or you're against us.
-Red Herring:
+ex. Mom: Sally, did you clean your room?
Sally: Johnny didn't do the dishes!

]]> 2018-12-17 15:27:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315201881 mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315205810 -choice of words
+You express yourself differently depending on the situation and what you are trying to convey.
+In a business email, you would be concise and more formal.
+With your friends, you might use slang and be more informal.]]> 2018-12-17 15:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315205810 mit1687_1 https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315211760 -use active voice:
+the subject should perform the action
+instead of "Sally was given the medal" say "He gave Sally the medal"
-be concise:
+instead of "Susie danced throughout the night until the ball ended at 12 o'clock midnight" say "Susie danced until the ball ended at midnight"

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+instead of "Their road trip was long" say "Their road trip took six hours"]]> 2018-12-17 16:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mit1687_1/y1cwssdxz6lj/wish/315222982