1. ENGL 101 TEST 1
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1) The writer’s argument that a cut in U.S. fuel consumption would not affect the
market of Mideast oil is flawed because
2) The writer argues against the notion that
3) One of the writer’s main argument is that
4) The writer’s argument that a cut in U.S. fuel consumption would not affect the
market of Mideast oil is flawed because
5) This article appeared on the New York Times op-ed page. Consequently, it’s
one reasonably assume that
6) A process of reasoning that seeks valid conclusions is
7) Honest and truthful argument, though difficult to achieve, is essential to the
health of democracy and of nations around the world.
8) A carefully constructed argument includes
9) Which logical fallacy is best illustrated by the following scenario?
An irate parent at the school board meeting to discuss uniforms points out that
one of the members of the board was a sloppy dresser when he was in high
school.
10) Argument is always about winners and losers.
11) A _____ is an error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence or incorrect
reasoning from premises or assumptions.
12) More than any other kind of writing, argument relies on
13) _____ are the reasons, support, and evidence offered to support a claim.
14) Warrants are
15) The Toulmin Model of argument includes claim, reason, and warrant.
16) Which logical fallacy is best illustrated by the following scenario?
2. A letter to the editor published in the local newspaper says that either the school
board must require students to wear uniforms or the schools will be overrun with
juvenile gangs.
17) Ethos arguments appeal to a reader's
18) Visual images can be read as texts conveying powerful cultural messages
and arguments.
19) Visual texts can contain implicit and explicit messages.
20) Empirical evidence is based upon
21) Which logical fallacy is best illustrated by the following scenario?
You catch the flu a few weeks after receiving a flu vaccination, and you conclude
that the vaccination must have given you the flu.
22) Facts are different from opinions.
23) _____ is a process of reasoning that presents reasons or proofs to support a
position, belief, or conclusion.
24) Sometimes, appeals to emotion are even more powerful than logic in their
effect on an audience.
25) Arguments are always intended to change what the other person thinks.