WorksheetsDebate
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What distinguishes a debate from a regular argument?
Debates are longer
Debates involve more people
Debates have no clear winner
Debates have rules
When you use rhetoric, your main goal is:
Conflict
Competition
Persuasion
Exploration
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?
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
Which of these is a synonym for "rebuttal?"
Refutation
Retraction
Recommendation
Reprimand
In the term "rhetorical device," the word "device" means:
Plan
Insignia
Design
Technique
Each of the following is definitely an example of hyperbole, except:
I've been waiting here forever
I've never seen a more beautiful sunset
I'm so hungry I could eat a cow
I'm a million times stronger than you
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
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!"
Bonus! A disagreement about a given topic is a(n)....
claim
controversy
appeal
bias
