Author: Meredith
#TutoringTuesday Deductive Vs. Inductive Structure
When organizing an essay, you can either be traditional or subtle — deductive or inductive. What’s the difference? Deductive organization involves stating your thesis (or claim) at the end of your first (introduction) paragraph and supporting it throughout the body paragraphs. Inductive organization, on the other hand, asks a question at the end of your introduction and subtly leads your…
#MondayMemories My Last Baby
Eleven years ago, I was preparing to have my last baby. Even though I had two prior c-sections with my older children, I planned a homebirth with a midwife. I wanted a peaceful, naturally experience that allowed me the opportunity to provide the baby and me with minimal interference. My first birth was entirely medical in nature, and I hated…
#SundaySnapshot Spooky Baskets
#Caturday My Familiars
#FoodieFriday Happy Birthday to Me!
This photo montage shows my strawberry tiramisu cake I made for my birthday. I referenced my favorite strawberry cake recipe and the tiramisu cream I made back in May. Enjoy this glorious process! While it wasn’t perfect in structure, the flavor makes everything about this cake spectacular!
#ThankfulThursday Creative Halloween Fun
I already knew this year would be different for our family because our oldest is technically an adult now. I originally intended to drag him along for our yearly trick-or-treating, but this year’s pandemic forced us to reconsider the traditional door to door candy collection. So, with a bit of researching and gathering ideas, I devised a fun family Halloween…
#WordlessWednesday Frosted Tips
#TutoringTuesday Avoiding Fallacies
Especially during an election year, fallacies in logic, ethics, and emotions create rhetoric that improperly persuades listeners and readers. When writing or speaking, you’ll want to avoid these fallacies to strengthen your claim: Begging the question/ circular reasoningRed HerringNon SequiturStrawmanStacked EvidenceEither-or/ False DichotomyPost hoc/ CausalHasty generalizationSweeping generalizationAd HominemGuilt by associationBandwagonSlippery slope Of course, we may know some of these logical…
#MondayMemories Mofo the Ferret
Back in 1996, I began volunteering my Saturdays at an animal hospital because I wanted experience in the clinic setting. While I wasn’t old enough to obtain a paid position, I was thrilled to work in the kennels, caring for boarding dogs and cats. Every other week or so, a client brought her deployed son’s pet ferret for a bath.…