Writing by Choice - Student Quiz - Part 4

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Question 1:


a) Founded on reason.
b) Founded on emotion.
c) Founded on morality.
d) All of the above.

Question 2:


a) To a reader's reason and logic.
b) To a reader's ethics.
c) To a reader's emotions.
d) All of the above.

Question 3:


a) It has taken on a range of meanings.
b) It can have negative connotations.
c) Both of the above.
d) None of the above.

Question 4:


a) Argument tends to focus on feelings, while persuasion focuses on logic.
b) Argument tends to focus on logic, while persuasion focuses on feelings.
c) Persuasion is more applicable than argument to academic essays.
d) Argument and persuasion mean the same thing.

Question 5:


a) An arguable topic.
b) Subjective standards.
c) No opposing viewpoint.
d) All of the above.

Question 6:


a) Specific.
b) Manageable.
c) Interesting.
d) All of the above.

Question 7:


a) States clearly and precisely what you will be arguing.
b) Appeals to the reader's emotions.
c) Defines concepts.
d) Uses subjective standards.

Question 8:


a) By making the claim very broad so that everyone will know what you're talking about.
b) By formulating the claim with a general audience in mind.
c) By formulating the claim with a specific audience in mind.
d) By using an 'all or none' claim.

Question 9:


a) By specificity and interest.
b) By essay length.
c) By available support.
d) All of the above.

Question 10:


a) They need realistic solutions, or at least suggestions that such solutions can exist.
b) They need to be sufficiently broad so that they will appeal to all members of your audience.
c) They need to be addressed directly to those in a position to make the change.
d) None of the above.

Question 11:


a) It can include facts.
b) It can include statistics.
c) It can include testimony or evidence.
d) All of the above.

Question 12:


a) It is often the strongest kind of evidence in an essay.
b) It is only useful if it is very broad.
c) It is only useful if it is very narrow.
d) None of the above.

Question 13:


a) It directly supports your points.
b) It indirectly supports your points.
c) It depends on the use of expert opinion.
d) It depends on the use of statistics.

Question 14:


a) Examples.
b) Description.
c) Analogies.
d) All of the above.

Question 15:


a) Could be considered 'evidence' that is suggestive and indirect.
b) Can be defined as an unproven assumption.
c) Can gain in credibility as more research is done to test it.
d) All of the above.

Question 16:


a) It can be used to help support value and policy claims.
b) It should be carefully avoided in all arguments since it will suggest bias.
c) It can be used if you convey the experience through the third-person (he, she, etc.)
d) It can be used in the conclusion of an argumentative essay after the main points have been given.

Question 17:


a) Informed opinion and inductive reasoning.
b) Inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning.
c) Inductive reasoning and scientific reasoning.
d) Hard reasoning and soft reasoning.

Question 18:


a) It arrives at conclusions based on specific occurrences which are observed and recorded.
b) It accumulates evidence through controlled and objective methods of gathering evidence.
c) Errors can occur if the methods are faulty.
d) All of the above.

Question 19:


a) It arrives at a conclusion by assuming a general principle and applying it to a specific case.
b) It can often be represented by a major premise and a minor premise.
c) Both of the above.
d) None of the above.

Question 20:


a) A form of faulty reasoning.
b) A three-part model that embodies deductive reasoning.
c) The conclusion of a three-part model of deductive reasoning.
d) The major premise of a three-part model of deductive reasoning.

Question 21:


a) The syllogism.
b) The minor premise.
c) The audience you're writing for.
d) None of the above.

Question 22:


a) Demonstrate that you share basic values with your readers.
b) Demonstrate that you are a logical writer.
c) Demonstrate that you have used deductive reasoning.
d) Demonstrate that your major premise can't be refuted.

Question 23:


a) Attempts to distract or sidetrack the reader, often by employing an ethical fallacy.
b) Argues in favour of something because it has become popular.
c) Unquestioningly accepts the argument of an authority.
d) Uses the fact that a popular person supports something as an argument in its favour.

Question 24:


a) Hasty generalization.
b) Straw man.
c) False cause.
d) Non-sequitur.

Question 25:


a) It is flowery, ornate language that is inappropriate for most arguments.
b) It is language that reveals the writer's bias.
c) It is language that is too indirect to be of value in most arguments.
d) None of the above.