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First, some useful words and phrases to discuss:
technically compelling (adv) ilk ire in equal measure decidedly mixed bag therein lies jerk cross section (literal and figurative) odious from person to person disorder toxic jettison think (peremptory, used in parenthetical explanations; usually used without prepositions such as "of" or "about") to suffer the consequences to peak propensity braggadocio hook-up dark charm downward (upward) trajectory gambit, opening gambit thrilled to hear, to see, to learn clad impeccably groomed to preen robust to stand out to sport icebreaker; to break the ice to glaze over deal, a better deal to cheat to eschew unsavory | antics entitlement bent (noun) to network positive reinforcement disagreeable fix (noun) indiscriminate whiplash maladaptive fragile, fragility true colors inconsistent craving (noun) coping mechanisms to reframe on first meeting callous, callousness sour, to go sour fling (noun) to derogate, derogation hallmark empathic (cf. empathetic) arm candy player to pique assertive, assertiveness appalling full-fledged stealth, stealthy flashy hyper- prone to to put down to name-drop to put stock in to frequent on the prowl need (noun), needs |
Questions for reflection and discussion:
- Give the name, author, and source of this article.
- Briefly, what is this article about?
- How is the article organized? What are its major divisions or subthemes?
- Who is the intended audience? (How do you know?)
- What will you remember in a week from this article? In a year?
- What is the strongest feature or aspect of this article? What is its weakest feature or aspect?
- What new information did you learn? (Just an example or two is enough.) Do you trust this information? How would you check to see it is trustworthy?
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