M5 Midterm Review

Define "commonplace"

• Extraordinary and unique; rarely seen.
• Highly specialized and niche; not widely known.
• Commonly ignored or overlooked; not accepted.
• Ordinary or unremarkable; widely accepted.

What is an egalitarian?

• An individual who promotes competition over cooperation.
• Someone who believes in social classes.
• A person who believes in or promotes equality.
• A person who advocates for hierarchy.

an idiom is a type of figurative language

• True
• False

Which is an example of an anecdote?

• A detailed scientific report on climate change.
• A recipe for chocolate cake.
• A summary of a historical event.
• A funny story about a childhood experience.

To be hierarchical is to​​​ be​ (a)  

• arranged in order of rank or status
• ordered in a random scatter
• completely flat
• equally distributed

Match the following

• agreement

• emissions

• travel

• threshold

• pollutants

• consensus

• keep

• commute

• limit

• retain

An incentive...

• motivates or encourages one to do something

• discourages people from doing something

Select an example of skepticism...

• Trusting a new medical treatment because it is popular among peers.
• Doubting the effectiveness of a new medical treatment without sufficient evidence.
• Accepting a new medical treatment without questioning its safety or efficacy.
• Believing in the effectiveness of a new medical treatment based on anecdotal evidence.

What is a rhetoric?

• Rhetoric is the art of persuasion in communication.
• Rhetoric is a type of poetry.
• Rhetoric is the study of grammar rules.
• Rhetoric is a form of visual art.