Review #1-QZ

Which of the following statements about a claim is true?

• It is the "heart" of an argument.

• It is also called a thesis.

• It needs to be arguable.

• all of the above

Which of the following statements is not a claim?

• MTV's popularity is waning because it no longer plays music videos.

• Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a play about two star-crossed lovers and two warring families.

• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.

• These are all claims.

Which of the following statements about reasoning is true?

• It connects your evidence to the point it supports.

• It is not necessary.

• It almost always appears before the evidence you provide.

• None of these statements are true.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

A counterargument______.

• is also called a rebuttal.

• is where you acknowledge what your opponent might say about your argument.

• is optional.

• is a statement like "Marvel is better than DC."

A rebuttal _______.

• weakens your argument instead of strengthening it.

• explains why the opponent's counterargument doesn't work.

• is a surgery Kim Kardashian got in 2014.

• should be made toward the middle of your essay.

How should you begin an argument essay?

• with a rhetorical question

• with "My essay is going to be about..."

• with your claim

• with a hook that makes the audience want to continue reading

Some argument essays propose a solution to a problem in the conclusion.

• True

• False

This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

This term refers to an argument that appeals to logic

• Logos
• Ethos
• Pathos
• Rhetorical Fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5