Argument and Rhetoric Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the difference between opinions and arguments?
Opinions have no support, while arguments follow rules and have support.
Opinions are always true, while arguments can be false.
Opinions are based on emotions, while arguments are based on facts.
Opinions are explicit, while arguments are implicit.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the art of communicating effectively with an audience, in an effort to persuade them?
Pathos
Logos
Rhetoric
Kairos
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the error in reasoning that assumes that because one thing happened before another, the first thing must be the cause of the second?
Cum hoc
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
Post hoc
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the logical fallacy that involves bringing in irrelevant information to distract from the main issue?
Red herring
Ad Hominem
Guilt by Association
Irrelevant appeals
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the fallacy that involves attacking the person making the argument, rather than the facts themselves?
Ad Hominem
Irrelevant appeals
Red herring
Guilt by Association
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI. 9-10.8
CCSS.RI.11-12.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the fallacy that involves oversimplifying an argument so that it’s easy to defeat it?
Straw man argument
Hasty Generalization
False Dilemma
Circular Reasoning
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 20 pts
Match the following terms.
Credibility of the writer and sources
Kairos
Appeal to emotion: sympathy, anger, etc.
Logos
Facts and logic
Pathos
The right time
Ethos
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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