WorksheetsDC - Pearson Good Reasons - Ch. 1, 8, 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Of these choices which best aligns with the text's definition of argument
An opinion
An opinion that's persuasive
A contested opinion that relies primarily on gut-level emotional reactions.
A controversial claim supported with evidence, reasoning, and analysis.
Arguing in the interest of the audience, being honest about one's argumentative goals, and open about your sources are characteristics of...
Rogerian argument.
traditional argument.
ethical and responsible argument
inverted argument
Which of the following lines of questions are best suited to guiding research to directly support an argument's claim?
What level of formality will be most appropriate for my venue/publication? Will my audience be impressed or confused by advanced diction?
What are the major discourse communities that compose my audience? What background experiences may stand between me and my audience?
What ordering will best communicate my ideas to the audience? Should I lead with my thesis in the introduction or build to it and state it in the conclusion?
"What do I need to learn about this issue? Who are well-known experts on this issue? What information might need to be corroborated by experts and trusted authorities?
Inquiry in the context of argumentation often serves which of the following purposes?
Creating journals that help authors record their thoughts and feelings about topics for both expository and persuasive writing?
Generating lines of questions that can lead to constructing strong claims/thesis statements, guiding research, and helping to formulate strong supporting details.
It has little use in guiding thesis writing or support, but can be used to respond too counterarguments.
Trick question: Inquiry can serve no substantial purpose in formulating arguments.
Showing regard for your opposition's position and thinking of argument as winning allies instead of defeating foes...
help one argue respectfully but generate a unassertive tone.
create a tone of disrespect
do not affect argumentative tone.
help one argue respectfully and generate a moderate tone.
Which of the following best explains a claim of fact or definition?
An examination of the conventional use of a word or reporting of a general truth as given by most major dictionaries or encyclopedias.
The creation of an individual meaning of a word or interpretation of an event that does not conflict with other interpretations.
Rewording established meanings or accepted truths in an original way.
Arguing for a particular interpretation or a word, event, or phenomenon that asserts to be more valid than competing interpretations.
The term coined when a claim of definition is argued for within a particular context for matters of practicality. (This type of definition claim is often debated in STEM and soft sciences fields as part of research).
Formal definition
Operational definition
Defining from example
Extended definition
A method of developing a claim of definition when specific wording or criteria are inadequate and instead instances of the claim are given from experience.
Formal definition claims
Operational definition claims
Definitions from example
Working definitions
Which of the following do claims of definition and claims of value have in common besides being argumentative?
They both inherently engage with elements of quality.
They have an equal focus on questions of moral vs. immoral or good vs. bad.
They both fundamentally concern themselves with arriving at definitive interpretations of facts or concepts.
They both set out criteria (definitive criteria in the former and quality criteria in the latter)
Which is the strongest presentation of a thesis statement for a claim of fact/definition?
Even if an A.I. were able to demonstrate sentience or mimic it beyond a distinguishable level, it is not a person.
Even if an A.I. were able to demonstrate sentience or mimic it beyond typical a distinguishable level, it is not, in my opinion, a person.
As I interpret "person-hood," an A.I. cannot gain the status of a person even if it passes a Turing Test.
Computers ain't people.
Which of the following claims most clearly focuses on fact/definition?
Depriving an A.I. that passes a series of robust Turing Tests civil rights is immoral.
The U.S. must pass legislation that ensures that an A.I. that passes a series of robust Turing Tests will have civil rights.
Broadening the classification of person-hood to include A.I.s will result in a more inclusive and enlightened society.
An A.I. that passes a robust series of Turing Tests is effectively a person.
Which best expresses the relationship between the various types of claims.
The categories of claim types are sharp delineations.
The various categories of claim often blend and are mostly useful guidelines regarding rhetorical focus.
The categorization of claims is an outmoded theory.
Categories of claims are essentially interchangeable
"Who wrote this argument and why? Are the sources biased? Do the claim, support and warrants align? Are there fallacies? Does the writing sufficiently present and refute counterarguments?" Are best described as...
questions related to the expository writing process.
questions related to identifying audience value warrants.
Questions to help focus and identify authorial value warrants.
Questions related to critically reading.
To attempt to confuse the reader on the applicability of ethos and logos, to misrepresent the emotional reaction appropriate to a situation, and to provide the appearance of logic when presenting illogical evidence are the functions of...
Rogerian argument.
audience value warrants.
authorial value warrants.
fallacies.
If we allow the use of suppressors on firearms, then we will allow for other deregulation of firearms, and soon everyone will have fully automatic weapons and the country will be a war-zone.
Begging the question
Post hoc
False dichotomy
Slippery slope.
"Less than a year after raising the age to legally purchase cigarettes, hospital admissions sharply increased; therefore, clearly this effort to keep younger people from smoking is creating a healthcare issue."
Post hoc
Begging the question
Straw man
Slippery slope
"Because so many people understand that social media has negative effects on youth, laws should be passed that regulate its use and levels of access."
Slippery slope
Bandwagon (Ad populum)
Straw man
Post hoc
"Smoking cigarettes will kill you because cigarettes are deadly."
Slippery slope
Post hoc
Begging the question/circular reasoning
Straw man
"Either we can pass the proposed speed control laws or we can continue living in a country where traffic fatalities will continue to claim too many lives."
Begging the question
False dichotomy/either or
Slippery slope
Ad hominem/name calling
"The senator's proposal must be rejected because he is clearly a hate-mongering fascist."
Ad hominem/name calling
Begging the question
Non sequitur
Ad populum/bandwagon
