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Question 1:

When writing an argumentative essay, the type of evidence and rhetorical strategies you use will depend on which of the following?
a) Your purpose in writing
b) The audience you’re writing for
c) The discipline your essay is intended for
d) All of the above

Question 2:

The use of precedent relies on which of the following
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

Question 3:

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

Question 4:

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 5:

The scientific method tends to work by which of the following?
a) Deductive reasoning
b) Inductive reasoning

Question 6:

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 7:

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 8:

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) Circular reasoning
b) Oversimplification
c) Fallacy of irrelevance
d) Bandwagon appeal

Question 9:

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 10:

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

Higher Education

The Active Reader, Third Edition: Chapter 9