Types of Arguments Quiz

Which type of argument relies on numbers to support the argument?

• Arguments by example

• Arguments by analogy

• Arguments from authority

• Statistical and factual arguments

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Communication doesn't have to be strictly verbal. Gestures, mannerisms, and the context in which the message is conveyed also communicate ideas and feelings". This is...

• An argument based on statistics.

• A deductive argument.

• An argument by analogy.

• An argument from example.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What type of argument argues from one specific example to another, reasoning that because the two examples are alike in many ways, they are also alike in one further specific way?

• Arguments by analogy

• Deductive Arguments

• Arguments about causes and effects

• Arguments from definition

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which type of argument is valid only when the premises and conclusions are true?

• Arguments about causes and effects

• Arguments from authority

• Arguments by analogy

• Deductive arguments

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which type of argument relies on others-better-situated people, organizations, surveys, or reference works to tell us much of what we need to know about the world?

• Arguments from authority

• Arguments about causes and effects

• Arguments from definition

• Deductive Arguments

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What type of argument presents evidence for a claim about causes through a correlation between two events or kinds of events?

• Arguments by analogy

• Arguments from definition

• Deductive Arguments

• Arguments about causes and effects

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which type of argument offers a regular association between two events or conditions to conclude that one causes the other?

• Arguments from authority

• Arguments by example

• Arguments about causes and effects

• Arguments from definition

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which type of argument offers several pieces of evidence in support of a generalization?

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. In conclusion, Socrates is mortal." is an example of...

• A deductive argument or argument by definition.

• An argument based on ancient characters.

• An argument from authority.

• An argument based on opinion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1