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Lecture 1 Arg. Media

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is argumentation?

a)

A form of entertainment in the media

b)

Quarrel & fight over s.th

c)

Showing your disagreement and discussing over s.th to win the deal

d)

A verbal, social and rational activity aimed at convincing a reasonable critic of the acceptability of a standpoint

2.

What is the view proposed by Robert Pinto regarding arguments?

a)

Arguments are invitations to disagree

b)

Arguments are invitations to a debate

c)

Arguments are invitations to quarrel

d)

Arguments are invitations to inference

3.

What is the basic structure of the argument?

a)

Issue, Standpoint, Argument, Inference

b)

Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis, Inference

c)

Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Inference

d)

Premise, Conclusion, Inference, Argument

4.

What is the practice of making and criticizing reasons in the context of doubt and disagreement?

a)

Argumentation

b)

Negotiation

c)

Agreement

d)

Compromise

5.

What is the process by which news media organizations select the stories that make the news?

a)

Media selection

b)

Editorial gatekeeping

c)

Story filtering

d)

News curation

6.

What is the core of investigative journalism?

a)

Argumentation

b)

Storytelling

c)

Fact-checking

d)

Interviewing

7.

What is the goal of argumentation according to Robert Pinto?

a)

To effect an inference in the person to whom it's addressed

b)

To effect acceptance of its conclusion

c)

To effect a party in the person to whom it's addressed

d)

To effect a debate in the person to whom it's addressed

8.

Which of the following best describes the role of argumentation in human relationships, as stated by M. Lewiński & M. Aakhus?


a)

Argumentation is irrelevant to problem-solving, and conflict management.

b)

Argumentation undermines the fundamentals of human relationships.

c)

Argumentation underpins and shapes the decision-making, problem-solving, and conflict management

d)

Argumentation plays a minor role in human relationships compared to other factors.