Argumentative Text Quiz

What is evidence in an argumentative text?

• Facts, data, examples, or expert opinions that support the claims or arguments being made.

• Emotional appeals

• Personal opinions of the author

• Irrelevant information

Why is evidence important in an argumentative text?

• Evidence is not important in an argumentative text.

• Evidence can be misleading and should not be trusted.

• Evidence provides support and credibility to the claims being made.

• Claims can be made without any evidence.

What are some examples of evidence that can be used in an argumentative text?

• emotional appeals

• rumors and gossip

• personal anecdotes

• statistics, research studies, expert opinions, and factual information

What is reasoning in an argumentative text?

• Intuitive and instinctive thinking used to support or refute a claim or position.

• Emotional and subjective thinking used to support or refute a claim or position.

• Logical and rational thinking used to support or refute a claim or position.

• Random and arbitrary thinking used to support or refute a claim or position.

Why is reasoning important in an argumentative text?

• Reasoning helps to confuse the reader in an argumentative text.

• Reasoning is important in an argumentative text because it supports and justifies the claims made in the text.

• Reasoning is not important in an argumentative text.

• Reasoning is only important in persuasive texts, not argumentative texts.

What are some examples of reasoning that can be used in an argumentative text?

• deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, analogical reasoning, and causal reasoning

• empirical reasoning, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, and circular reasoning

• logical reasoning, emotional reasoning, subjective reasoning, and intuitive reasoning

• rational reasoning, irrational reasoning, biased reasoning, and fallacious reasoning

How can evidence and reasoning be used together in an argumentative text?

• By ignoring evidence and relying solely on personal opinions.

• By using emotional appeals instead of logical reasoning.

• By cherry-picking evidence that supports a predetermined conclusion.

• By presenting factual information or data and using logical thinking to interpret and draw conclusions from that evidence.

What are the characteristics of strong evidence in an argumentative text?

• Illogical, contradictory, weak

• Relevant, reliable, credible, based on facts and data, logical, supports the main claim

• Opinion-based, emotional, biased

• Irrelevant, unreliable, unsupported

What are the characteristics of strong reasoning in an argumentative text?

• Random and unrelated arguments without any evidence or reasoning.

• Logical and coherent arguments supported by evidence and reasoning.

• Incoherent and illogical arguments without any evidence or reasoning.

• Emotional and biased arguments without any evidence or reasoning.

Why is it important to evaluate the quality of evidence and reasoning in an argumentative text?

• To make the text more confusing

• To ignore the claims made in the text

• To waste time and effort

• To determine the validity and reliability of the claims made in the text.