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WorksheetsWeek 3.4 Recap
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the author's purpose in a persuasive essay?
to tell an imaginative story
to persuade the reader
to express insight gained through experience
to inform the reader
A rhetorical device is when the author uses-
an overgeneralization
a bandwagon appeal
an anecdote
a restatement
"We feel ______ as we look back on our simpler days."
nostalgic
consumed
continual
lonely
Persuasive writing does all EXCEPT-
has no direct point of view
states the writer's claim
takes a side or position on a matter
presents reasons and evidence
All reflective essays have a controlling idea.
true
false
What does an author use to structure their argument?
claim and evidence
stanzas
paraphrasing
personal details
What is one type of EVIDENCE author's use to persuade?
anecdotes
end-stopped lines
internal conflict
emotional appeals
A mistake in reasoning is
a dialect
a logical fallacy
tone
rising action
Observations by the author are an example of evidence.
true
false
In "The Black Hole of Technology" who is the author's intended audience?
senior citizens
early elementary students
teens
parents and grandparents
"What color is the sky?" is an example of...
rhetorical question
overgeneralization
logical fallacy
restatement
"No one stops to process...No one appreciates the value" is an example of
repitition
overgeneralization
single cause
charged language
"In a life of go, go, go I had finally stopped" is an example of
overgeneralization
simile
repitition
metaphor
In photography, COMPOSITION is-
part of image furthest away
the arrangement of elements in a photo
part of image closest to observer
position from which photo is taken
Which of the following is NOT a type of logical fallacy?
restatement
overgeneralization
single cause
Logical fallacies strengthen your argument by jumping to conclusions.
true
false
How would you describe the TONE of "Is Our Gain Also Our Loss"?
angry
thoughtful
weary
sad
Rhetorical devices strengthen an argument by emphasizing certain points.
true
false
