
Debates
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What distinguishes a debate from a regular argument?
Debates are longer
Debates involve more people
Debates have no clear winner
Debates have rules
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following questions would make the best debate prompt?
What are some of the most popular renewable fuels?
Should the United States drill for oil in Alaska?
How have fossil fuels helped America's economy?
Where was oil first discovered in U.S. territory?
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.4
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What's wrong with the following argument against cloning? "Cloning is the most dangerous practice scientists have ever devised."
It doesn't take a clear stance on the issue.
It's supported by too many examples
It actually supports cloning
It doesn't use facts for support
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CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is a synonym for "rebuttal?"
Refutation
Retraction
Recommendation
Reprimand
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main point of a rhetorical question?
To clarify the topic of a debate
To gather evidence in support of a reason
To make an argument more convincing
To rebut an existing argument
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
You are arguing against the use of fossil fuels. Which of the following statements might appeal to the audience's sense of sympathy?
"I want my children and my grandchildren to grow up in a world that isn't polluted."
"A hundred years ago, nobody had to worry about things like global warming and acid rain."
"In a few years, China will be burning far more fossil fuels than the United States."
"Global warming? This last winder was the coldest one I can remember!"
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.6.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The proposition...
Support the statement put forward
Oppose the statement put forward
Offer a rebuttal
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