Review: Video Games Argument

1 . Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. Which statement from the passage BEST expresses the speaker’s claim?

• Not surprisingly, playing violent video games can lead to more aggressive real-world behavior in children.
• The reason should be obvious.
• Gamers should take personal responsibility for limiting the amount of time they spend playing violent games or not play at all.

2. Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. Read the following lines from paragraph 1 in the article. The author includes these lines most likely to —

• offer evidence for his claim
• express his main point
• engage his readers’ attention
• explain his motive in writing

3. Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. In paragraph 2, the author’s claim is strengthened by —

• references to his personal life
• metaphors that illustrate his point
• facts from a variety of sources
• evidence quoted from research

4. Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. In paragraph 3, the author attempts to persuade his readers by using which introductory device?

• a leading (rhetorical) question
• a band-wagon appeal
• a yelling match
• a comparison

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5. Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. The author’s argument in paragraph 3 would be strengthened by adding —

• a personal story
• evidence from research
• vivid details
• a question

6. Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. This article would appear less biased if the author included which of the following —

• personal opinions
• a claim
• concessions to a counter argument

7. Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. The tone of the passage can best be described as —

• distracted and vague
• kind and forceful
• concerned and emphatic
• unpleasant and rude

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8. Use "Why I Don’t Play Violent Games & You Shouldn’t Either" to answer this question. You can conclude that the author most likely intended that this article would be read by —

• school-aged children
• parents of violent gamers
• gamers who play online
• gamers and their parents

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9. Use “Gaming Helps Friendships” to answer this question. The speaker most likely wrote this article to —

• convince others to game online more often
• share some of the benefits he has found in gaming
• persuade his readers to quit gaming
• explain how gaming saves lives

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10. Use “Gaming Helps Friendships” to answer this question. The author’s claim is strengthened by the fact that the author —

• offers evidence from multiple sources
• offers a counter argument
• has first-hand gaming experience
• all of the above