WorksheetsArgumentative Text Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a logical fallacy?
A problematic argument not based on sound logic.
A logical argument that helps the speaker or writer persuade their audience.
An argument that is based on facts and date.
Millions of American students have switched to MacBook Pro. What are you waiting for?
Bandwagon Approach
Circular Logic/ Reasoning
Juxtaposition
Rhetorical Device
Circular Logic (select two answer choices)
Crocs are amazing! Everyone is waring them.
--"Stacy is a great guitarist."
--"How do you know?"
--"Because she plays amazing music."
I love Mr. Johnson's class because I am always happy there.
It's okay to cheat on a test. Everyone does it.
Night and Day is an example of a
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What answer choice best represents "Loaded Language"
EPPD arrests deranged man who inflicted grievous pain on an innocent citizen.
The police arrested a man who wounded a person.
Rhetorical Device
A technique that an author or speaker uses to persuade an audience. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos.
Two or more words, phrases, or ideas placed close together in order to compare or contrast.
An incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning.
A text developed to defend positions and debate topics using logic and persuasion.
What is an argumentative text?
A text read on stage to entertain a live audience.
A text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion.
A term or phrase with strong emotional overtones that is meant to evoke strong reactions beyond the specific meaning.
Logical Fallacy
Loaded Language
Bias
Organizational Patterns
