Argumentative Text and Logical Fallacies Quiz

What is an Argumentative text?

• A technique used to influence or persuade an audience

• A writer develops and defends position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• A credible or believable source

• A question for dramatic effect or to make a point

What does Bias refer to?

• A credible or believable source

• A LOGICALLY INCORRECT argument

• Feeling or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned

• A question for dramatic effect or to make a point

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is a Logical Fallacy?

• A strong emotional overtones and that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning

• An incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

• A credible or believable source

• A question for dramatic effect or to make a point

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is a Rhetorical question?

• A technique used to influence or persuade an audience

• A writer develops and defends position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• A credible or believable source

• A question for dramatic effect or to make a point meant to be considered but not actually answered

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is a Reliable source?

• A technique used to influence or persuade an audience

• A writer develops and defends position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• A credible or believable source (provides a thorough, well-reasoned theory, argument, strong evidence.)

• A question for dramatic effect or to make a point

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is meant by Multimodal text?

• A technique used to influence or persuade an audience

• A writer develops and defends position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

• Two or more modes of communication to create meaning (written spoken, images, gestures, music, etc)

• A question for dramatic effect or to make a point

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What is a fallacy?

• A technique used to influence or persuade an audience

• A logically incorrect argument that is not supported by data

• A strong emotional overtones that is meant to evoke strong reactions

• A question for dramatic effect or to make a point meant to be considered but not actually answered

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the term 'audience' refer to in the context of communication?

• A credible or believable source

• A logically incorrect argument

• The target group of a message

• A rhetorical fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is meant by 'preconceived'?

• A position or arguable idea about a topic or issue

• A strong emotional overtones

• A feeling or opinion about a subject that is often unreasoned

• Specific details or facts that support an idea or inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is an 'inference'?

• A technique used to influence or persuade an audience

• A logically incorrect argument

• Specific details or facts that support an idea or inference

• A rhetorical fallacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1