Rhetoric, Argument, and Reasoning Quiz Review

What is the author’s claim in the essay “Fight for Your Right to be Free”?

• a.       Not everybody is able to join military service, but they should.

• b.       Mandatory military service would be a problem for some people.

• c.  Participating in the draft will unite Americans.

• d.       The draft should only be imposed for males aged 18-25.

  Review the following from paragraph 2:
“A volunteer army relies on people making the choice to join the army; if people stop volunteering, our country will be left unprotected. Why leave our national safety up to chance?”

What is the significance of the rhetorical question?

• a.       To prompt readers to consider the potential risks associated with relying solely on a volunteer army.

• b.       To prompt readers to consider why the country should increase the volunteer army force.

• c.       To question the reasons why people would not want to be drafted into the military.

• d.       The speaker is confused about the reasons why the national safety would be up to chance.

 Review paragraph 4 below:

Second, reinstating compulsory military service is only fair. As Americans, we all share in our freedoms. Isn’t it only just that we all shoulder the obligations to uphold those freedoms? National defense should be a citizenship duty, with risks shared equally across the board. Stanford University history professor David M. Kennedy argued that the people who are not in any danger of being on the firing line are paying the poorest Americans to “… do some of their most dangerous business while they go on with their affairs unbloodied and undistracted.” Requiring everyone to join the armed forces will ensure that the American military truly represents all Americans.

Which rhetorical appeal is the author primarily using?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Kairos

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 Which detail below shows an appeal to Pathos?

• a.       National defense should be a citizenship duty, with risks shared equally across the board.

• b.       Some people believe that the voluntary army is sufficient and therefore we do not need every American to serve in the military.

• c.       During World War I and II especially, Americans took pride in serving their country by fighting for it.

• d.       .An abundance of evidence strongly suggests the need for mandatory national service.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Review the following excerpt from paragraph 3:

.During World War I and II especially, Americans took pride in serving their country by fighting for it. Some boys even lied about their ages, claiming they were older than they were, so they could enlist early! These stalwart men (and some women) helped us win freedom at home as well as abroad.

What kind of reasoning is used in the development of this argument?

• a.       Inductive Reasoning

• b.       Deductive Reasoning

• c.       Abductive Reasoning

• d.       Illogical Fallacy

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