Quiz for Chapter Thirteen
Student Self-Grading Multiple Choice
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1. In the majority of argumentative essays, the principal appeal should be to the reader’s ________.
a) logic
b) reason
c) opinion
d) experience
e) a and b only
f) a and c only
Answer: e (263).
2. In an argument, ethical appeals help establish the writer’s ________.
a) ethics
b) morality
c) credibility
d) experience
e) insight
Answer: c (263).
3. A writer should ensure that an argument does not come across as ________.
a) opinionated
b) ethical
c) concise
d) All of the above
Answer: a (265).
4. Bandwagon is an example of ________.
a) an emotional fallacy
b) a cause-effect fallacy
c) a fallacy of irrelevance
d) None of the above
Answer: a (269).
5. A red herring is ________.
a) an emotional fallacy
b) a cause-effect fallacy
c) a fallacy of irrelevance
d) None of the above
Answer: c (268).
6. False cause is ________.
a) an emotional fallacy
b) a cause-effect fallacy
c) a fallacy of irrelevance
d) None of the above
Answer: b (269).
7. Slanted or loaded language can show a writer’s ________.
a) objectivity
b) subjectivity
c) lack of objectivity
d) lack of subjectivity
Answer: c (271).
8. A specific claim should be worded ________.
a) precisely
b) ethically
c) morally
d) None of the above
Answer: a (274).
9. The following uses both a major and a minor premise ________.
a) inductive reasoning
b) deductive reasoning
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Answer: d (276).
10. When creating an outline for an argumentative essay, the writer should ensure that the points are ordered ________.
a) alphabetically
b) numerically
c) logically
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
Answer: c (287).
Short Answer Questions
11. To establish a strong argument and credibility, a writer should always avoid logical _______________.
Answer: fallacies (267).
12. Emotional fallacies are not valid _______________ to emotion.
Answer: appeals (268).
13. A red herring attempts to _______________ the reader.
Answer: distract/mislead (268).
14. Loaded language reveals the writer’s lack of _______________.
Answer: objectivity (271).
15. A writer may use ________ to help a reader understand his or her argument.
Answer: analogy (273).
16. Reason-based arguments should not depend solely on _______________.
Answer: opinion (274).
17. _______________ reasoning uses a major and a minor premise.
Answer: Deductive (276).
18. When rebutting an argument, it is important to anticipate the opponents’ _______________.
Answer: objections (279).
19. Ordering points from least to most important is called _______________ order.
Answer: climax (287).
20. Ordering points from most to least important is called _______________ climax order.
Answer: inverted (287).