Women's Brains

What is Gould's primary purpose in opening and closing the essay with a quotation from George Eliot?

I. To add cohesion to the essay

II. To highlight a woman whose life refutes the arguments Gould addresses

III. Top emphasize that she wrote under a pseudonym

• I only

• II only

• I and II only

• I and III only

• I, II, and III

What is the purpose of Gould's parenthetical comment in parenthetical comment in paragraph 3?

• to introduce a new idea

• to present a counterargument

• to comment on his preferred scientific method

• to support a point made in the previous paragraph

• to anticipate a criticism of his position

By quoting Manouvrier, Gould

• exposes his own prejudices

• shows that not all of Broca's colleagues agreed with him

• provides additional evidence of Broca's influence

• challenges the scientific methods on which Broca relied

• implies that Broca was misunderstood

Which of the following rhetorical strategies does Gould employ when he cites the lengthy quotation from Le Bon in paragraph 6?

• an appeal to pathos

• an appeal to logos

• an appeal to authority

• hyperbole

• argument to analogy

By including the footnote on page 351, Gould

• admits that he based his initial analysis on correct data

• apologizes for not conducting thorough research

• notes more recent research that confirms his argument

• suggests that his argument has even more far-reaching consequences

• modifies the position he stated at the outset of the essay

When Gould asks the question "Sound familiar?" at the end of paragraph 7, he

• undermines the seriousness of his argument with the flippant remark

• suggests that the same arguments are being made today

• invites his readers to draw their own conclusions

• satirizes the argument Le Bon is making

• implies that his readers are already familiar with Le Bon's argument

Paragraphs 11 and 12 include all of the following EXCEPT

• a humorous aside

• quantitative data

• an appeal to authority

• a rhetorical question

• cause-and-effect analysis

The logical fallacy that Gould exposes in paragraph 13 is

• ad hominem

• circular reasoning

• slippery slope

• mistaking cause for effect

• either-or fallacy

The sentence at the end of paragraph 13, " I do not regard as empty rhetoric the claim that women's battles are for all of us," is an example of

• antithesis

• parallel syntax

• paradox

• simile

• understatement

What is the "antidote" to which Gould refers in the opening sentence of paragraph 15?

• his own opinion

• Montessori's conclusions

• Broca's findings

• the counterargument to Morgan

• Le Bon's biased views