WorksheetsEverything's An Argument
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This fallacy presents an issue in terms of exaggerated threats or dangers.
a)
Scare tactics
b)
Ad Hominem
c)
Bandwagon
d)
Dogmatism
2.
This fallacy occurs when a complicated issue is misrepresented as offering only two possible alternatives.
a)
Scare tactics
b)
Slippery slope
c)
Either or choices
d)
Red herring
3.
This fallacy occurs when a complicated issue is misrepresented as offering only two possible alternatives.
a)
Scare tactics
b)
Slippery slope
c)
Either or choices
d)
Red herring
4.
This fallacy exaggerates the possibility that a relatively inconsequential action today will have serious consequences in the future.
a)
Dogmatism
b)
Either or choices
c)
Red herring
d)
Slippery slope
5.
When writing a rhetorical analysis, it is important to analyze the entire situation in which a piece of writing takes place (the time, place, etc.), also known as _____.
a)
background info
b)
context
c)
issue
d)
problem
6.
This is the term for setting parameters to an argument, acknowledging that the issue is not black or white but instead has limitations and complexities.
a)
Defend
b)
Challenge
c)
Qualify
d)
Disagree
7.
This includes the audience, text, context, and speaker.
a)
Rhetorical problem
b)
Rhetorical analysis
c)
Rhetorical situation
d)
Rhetorical context
8.
This is the term for an answer that challenges or refutes a the counterargument.
a)
Disagreement
b)
Rebuttal
c)
Argument
d)
Claim
9.
This is an analysis of how the parts of an argument work together to achieve a specific purpose.
a)
Synthesis
b)
Argument
c)
Rhetorical analysis
d)
Essay
10.
This is a term for an appeal to credibility (NOT ethics)
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
d)
Legos
11.
A fallacy of argument in which claims, reasons, or warrants fail to connect logically.
a)
Ad hominem
b)
Non Sequitur
c)
Faulty analogy
d)
Red herring
12.
This fallacy occurs when a writer’s claim is answered by irrelevant attacks on his or her character.
a)
Ad hominem
b)
Red herring
c)
Scare tactics
d)
Either or choices
13.
This is a fallacy in which a claim is supported on the grounds that it’s the only acceptable conclusion.
a)
Hasty generalization
b)
Begging the question
c)
Dogmatism
d)
Non sequitur
14.
This type of argument requires one to defend, challenge, or qualify the meaning of a word.
a)
Argument of definition
b)
Argument of fact
c)
Argument of evaluation
d)
Causal argument
15.
This is an approach to argument based on the theory that audiences respond best when they don’t feel threatened; therefore, the speaker should find some sort of common ground.
a)
Epideictic argument
b)
Rogerian argument
c)
Ceremonial argument
d)
Deliberative argument
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