quiz 8, chapter 8, The Active Reader 2e, Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

When writing an argumentative essay, the type of evidence and rhetorical strategies you use will depend on __________.
a) your purpose in writing
b) the audience for whom you are writing
c) the discipline for which your essay is intended
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

Question 2:

The use of precedent relies on ________.
a) using formal debate procedures
b) ascribing authority to how things were done in the past
c) addressing a counter-argument and showing its weak points
d) offering a position of compromise
e) all of the above

Question 3:

Which type of flawed logic is illustrated in the following statement: Freedom is important because people need to be free.
a) slippery slope fallacy
b) circular reasoning
c) oversimplification
d) slanted language

Question 4:

Which type of flawed logic is illustrated in the following statement: Emma Watson came out and publicly criticized genetically modified food so it must be bad.
a) circular reasoning
b) oversimplification
c) fallacy of irrelevance
d) bandwagon appeal

Question 5:

Which type of flawed logic is illustrated in the following statement: Add your name to those who support our cause: 10,000 people can’t be wrong.
a) oversimplification
b) either/or fallacy
c) fallacy of irrelevance
d) bandwagon appeal

Question 6:

Refutation or rebuttal involves __________.
a) acknowledging that an opposing point of view exists
b) anticipating possible challenges to your position
c) responding to major points that disagree with your position
d) raising counter-arguments and answering each one in turn
e) conceding some degree of validity to the opposing point of view
f) all of the above

Question 7:

Which of the following statements is true of an arguable claim?
a) It is based on fact.
b) It is supported through objective evidence.
c) It is self-evident
d) all of the above

Question 8:

Climax order ______________.
a) begins with the weakest point and ends with the strongest
b) begins with the strongest point and ends with the weakest

Question 9:

What is the type of logical reasoning that arrives at a general statement or ‘probable truth’ by observing and recording specific occurrences?
a) deductive reasoning
b) inductive reasoning

Question 10:

The scientific method tends to work by what?
a) deductive reasoning
b) inductive reasoning

Question 11:

Anecdotal evidence is based on personal experience or observation and is therefore not valid.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

A critical response differs from a critical analysis in that the former offers your thoughts, observations, and responses to a work, while the latter focuses on the author’s methods, strategies, and evidence.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Pointing out what an author has not said is as valuable a part of critical thinking as pointing out flaws in an essay’s methods, strategies, and evidence.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Arguing to defend a point of view is more realistic than arguing to reach a compromise.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

A résumé is a type of argument.
a) True
b) False

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The Active Reader, 2e: Chapter 8