Analyze Arguments

To further strengthen the claim, the author must use ____ 

• claim

• reasons

• evidence

• All of these

This persuasive technique uses facts and logic (empirical and logical evidence) to appeal to an audience’s sense of reason or common sense

• rhetoric

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

To better persuade a reader or audience member, an author can use which persuasive appeal. 

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• All of these

Which piece of evidence BEST supports the claim above?

• You will learn another language. 

• Learning another foreign language is a waste of time.

• There is little evidence that many students achieve much fluencey in high school. 

• Learning another language improves students' vocabulary and grammar skills. 

This persuasive technique focuses on the credibility of the speaker and the respect the speaker has with the audience (sometimes done through experts or celebrities)

• rhetoric

• pathos

• logos

• ethos

Claim: Dogs are lovable and make excellent pets. 
What type of supporting evidence should the author add to strengthen the argument? 

• Empirical Evidence - 

• Logical Evidence

• Anecdotal Evidence

• None of these

What is the social function of Analytical exposition text?

• to entertain people

• to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

• to persuade the reader that the idea is important matter, and to analyze the topic that the thesis/opinion is correct by developing an argument to support it.

What is analytical exposition text?

• a text that elaborates the writer‘s idea about the phenomenon surrounding. Its social function is to persuade the reader that the idea is important matter, and to analyze the topic that the thesis/opinion is correct by developing an argument to support it.

• a text which says what a person or a thing is like. Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular person, place, or thing.

• an imaginative story to entertain people

Weigh

• To analyze which side’s arguments have greater impact on society according to scope, timeframe, probability, magnitude, irreversibility.

• To decide whether an argument or piece of evidence is valid.

• To restate an argument as briefly as possible.

• To distill the whole debate into one or two critical components.

Objective

• Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something.

• Not being influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering arguments.

• To make a formal judgment or decision about a debate.

• Not feeling or showing emotion.