The Empowered Writer, Practice Quiz: Chapter 09

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. The principal appeal in most argumentative essays should be to the reader's ________.

a) logic and reason correct incorrect

b) reason and interest correct incorrect

c) opinion and emotions correct incorrect

d) experience and orientation correct incorrect

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. In an argument, ethical fallacies harm the writer's ________.

a) insight correct incorrect

b) morality correct incorrect

c) credibility correct incorrect

d) experience correct incorrect

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. A writer should ensure that an argument does not come across as ________.

a) opinionated correct incorrect

b) ethical correct incorrect

c) concise correct incorrect

d) factual correct incorrect

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. The manageability of a claim is partly determined by ________.

a) whether it is interesting and specific correct incorrect

b) the essay's length correct incorrect

c) the complexity of the topic correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. A red herring is a(n) ________ fallacy.

a) emotional correct incorrect

b) cause-effect correct incorrect

c) irrelevant correct incorrect

d) logical correct incorrect

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. False cause is a(n) ________ fallacy.

a) evidence correct incorrect

b) logical correct incorrect

c) irrelevant correct incorrect

d) emotional correct incorrect

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. Slanted or loaded language can exhibit a writer's ________.

a) extensive terminology correct incorrect

b) fairness correct incorrect

c) lack of objectivity correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The major premise of the deductive reasoning method refers to ________.

a) a general statement of a principle correct incorrect

b) a specific statement about the topic correct incorrect

c) a statement that relates all the major points correct incorrect

d) an introductory statement on the topic correct incorrect

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. Using both a general statement and a specific statement to arrive at a conclusion is the process of ________.

a) analogy correct incorrect

b) deductive reasoning correct incorrect

c) inductive reasoning correct incorrect

d) purpose-based rebuttal correct incorrect

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. When creating an outline for an argumentative essay, the writer should ensure that the points are ordered ________.

a) alphabetically correct incorrect

b) numerically correct incorrect

c) logically correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. A rebuttal strengthens the writer's argument by ________.

a) identifying that the opposition used emotional fallacies correct incorrect

b) demonstrating that their argument is strong enough to counter opposition correct incorrect

c) conceding that the opposition made a stronger argument correct incorrect

d) introducing the opposition's weakest claim and proving it wrong correct incorrect

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. When using slides in a presentation, try using the "five by five" rule, which is ________.

a) use more than five lines of text on each slide and no more than five words on each line correct incorrect

b) use five images for every five lines of text and no more than five words on each line correct incorrect

c) use more than five lines of text on each slide and more than five words on each line correct incorrect

d) use no more than five lines of text on each slide and no more than five words on each line correct incorrect

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. Effective arguments are objective and use ________ language.

a) emotional correct incorrect

b) opinionated correct incorrect

c) subjective correct incorrect

d) neutral correct incorrect

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. A dependent clause that contains opposing information followed by the writer's claim as an independent clause is one way to express _________.

a) point by point rebuttal correct incorrect

b) acknowledgment correct incorrect

c) logical fallacy correct incorrect

d) concession correct incorrect

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. To determine if a writer's claim is manageable, consider ________.

a) essay length correct incorrect

b) available support correct incorrect

c) practicality of the topic correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect