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Which CLAIM is the strongest for the following thesis statements?

• Violent video games are harmful for young people to play.
• Violent video games are harmful to young people, and it should be stopped.
• Violent video games are harmful for young people to play because  children can become desensitized to death.
• Violent video games are harmful for young people because they should be reading a book.

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Which topic sentence DOES NOT belong with the thesis below?
Schools should start later in the day because it would allow for more sleep, aid efforts at better nutrition, and be more convenient for both students and parents.

• To begin, if school started later, it would also get out later.
• Also, teens would be able to sleep in longer and feel more rested for the start of the day.
• Furthermore, it will be easier to eat a healthy breakfast if there is more time to do so.
• Most importantly, a later start time would be easier for parents and students to plan around.

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The design of roller coasters is based on the laws of physics.

Which of the following details does NOT support this main idea?

• There are no engines on roller coasters; kinetic energy drives the coaster forward.
• The amount of friction on the wheels affects the speed of the ride.
• Wooden roller coasters are scarier than steel roller coasters.
• Inertia is the force that keeps you in your seat during a loop-the-loop.

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"The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-after-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos
• None of these.

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What is the MAIN difference between an informative and argumentative essay?

• An argumentative essay has a counterclaim paragraph, an informative does not.

• An argumentative essay has a counterclaim paragraph, an informative does not.

• An argumentative essay has a counterclaim paragraph, an informative does not.

• An argumentative essay has a counterclaim paragraph, an informative does not.

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Every year, thousands of car accidents occur because of drivers distracted by their phones. Safe drive Corporation developed a product that will disable cell phones inside a car, and many people feel this product will help save lives.

• description

• compare & contrast

• order & sequence

• problem & solution

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What is the evidence in the following argument?

In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g. and 142 g. but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall. No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls. Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.

• In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g. and 142 g. but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall.

• No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls.

• Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.

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"Every time I go to sleep the sun goes down. Therefore, my sleeping causes the sun to set."

• false dichotomy

• false causation

• circular reasoning

• guilt by association

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Which of the following is NOT a credible source?

• A news article

• A interview with an expert

• What your homeboy said

• A documentary on the topic

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Chapter 6: How does Squealer convince the animals that trade with humans was never prohibitted?

• He says that the benefit of trade outweighs the detriment of human interaction

• He says the benefit of trade will bring prosperity to the farm

• He says it was never prohibited, only talked about that maybe they should prohibit such things

• He asks if they have any proof, pointing out that it was never written down

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