This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Syntax > Arguments – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Arguments Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name-calling ..... A) Suggests that there are only two choices available in a situation that really offers more than two options. B) Are conclusions drawn from too little evidence. C) Supports a statement by simply repeating it in different words. D) Is the attempt to discredit an idea by attacking the person or group behind it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is the attempt to discredit an idea by attacking the person or group behind it. 2. Short for "opposite the editorial page" a piece of writing that expresses a personal opinion and is usually printed in a newspaper opposite the page on which the editorial is printed A) Letter to the editor. B) Critical review. C) Persuasive speech. D) Op-ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Op-ed. 3. The critical review can be of: A) Book, chapter, journal article. B) Banner, flyers, mail. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Book, chapter, journal article. 4. In which fallacy does a person include only evidence that support their case and ignore examples that disprove their point? A) Appeal to false authority. B) Ad hominem. C) Stacking the deck. D) Dogmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stacking the deck. 5. A point at issue between P and Q is whether A) Main Point. B) Role of Statement. C) Flaw. D) Point at Issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point at Issue. 6. What does it mean to "evaluate" an argument? A) To disagree with the argument. B) To respond to the argument. C) To decide whether it makes sense and is convincing. D) To provide a counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To decide whether it makes sense and is convincing. 7. How can you use evidence to support your arguments? A) By ignoring counterarguments and opposing viewpoints. B) By relying solely on emotional appeals and personal beliefs. C) By using personal anecdotes and experiences as evidence. D) By providing factual information, data, research findings, expert opinions, and examples that support your claims. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing factual information, data, research findings, expert opinions, and examples that support your claims. 8. Which statement is the point? A) Children who are troublemakers can prevent other students from learning in class. B) There are many problems in our schools. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are many problems in our schools. 9. A statement that something is true even though there is no proof yet A) Relevant. B) Claim. C) Proposal. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claim. 10. Your claims should be backed up with only reasons. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. A newly elected school board member is outlining a new proposal that would build brand new schools in underfunded areas. They outline how newly received federal funds should cover the costs for building and hiring initial staff. What aspect of feasibility are they in? A) Time. B) Money. C) Materials/tools/ingredients. D) Legality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money. 12. Which fallacy is committed when one assumes or asserts that a particular position is the only possible acceptable one? A) Appeal to false authority. B) Ad hominem. C) Stacking the deck. D) Dogmatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dogmatism. 13. Which part of an argument presents "the other side of the argument" ? A) Claim. B) Counterclaim. C) Reasoning. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterclaim. 14. Why is Evidence so important? A) Evidence isn't important. B) You need to be able to support your claims, ideas, and arguments. C) You need to use evidence any time you write or speak. D) Evidence is how we communicate ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You need to be able to support your claims, ideas, and arguments. 15. Which of the following strategies is effective in analyzing an argument's structure? A) Identifying the main claim and supporting points. B) Ignoring the introduction and conclusion. C) Focusing only on the conclusion. D) Disregarding the evidence provided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identifying the main claim and supporting points. 16. In what kind of essay is this statement most likely to be found:"I like Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) because he is a versatile performer." A) Argumentative. B) Persuasive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argumentative. 17. Why is it important to use multiple pieces of evidence to support your arguments? A) To strengthen and validate arguments, and counter biases or limitations in individual pieces of evidence. B) To confuse the audience and make the argument seem more complex. C) To save time and effort by not having to find additional evidence. D) To make the argument more subjective and opinion-based. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To strengthen and validate arguments, and counter biases or limitations in individual pieces of evidence. 18. Which of these sounds like the most logical to include in an argument? A) The first ten amendments to our Constitution, known collectively as the "Bill of Rights, " are necessary because they're needed. B) As times change, our Bill of Rights could use re-examining and updating. C) Most people in Europe aren't smart enough to learn English. D) Today's teenage fashions are responsible for climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As times change, our Bill of Rights could use re-examining and updating. 19. The reasoning in the argument above is questionable because? A) Strengthen. B) Flaw. C) Weaken. D) Parallel Flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flaw. 20. What is the goal of argumentative writing? A) To get the reader to agree with you/your point of view on a particular topic. B) To get the reader to acknowledge that your side is valid and deserves consideration as another point. C) To get the reader to acknowledge that your point of view is okay. D) To get the reader to agree with you and your opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get the reader to acknowledge that your side is valid and deserves consideration as another point. 21. The reason I forgot to lock the door is that I was distracted by the clown dancing at the stop sign. A) Argument. B) Not argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 22. Whenever a person eats broccoli often, he or she is able to play the saxophone. George Bush was not able to play the saxophone. So, George Bush must not have eaten broccoli often. A) It is an argument. B) It is not an argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an argument. 23. What are some common features of analytical exposition? A) Presenting arguments, providing evidence, logical analysis, drawing conclusions. B) Providing opinions, using anecdotes, emotional appeals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presenting arguments, providing evidence, logical analysis, drawing conclusions. 24. Which of the following most closely aligns with pathos? A) Credibility and trustworthiness. B) Logic and reasoning. C) Accessibility and simplicity. D) Emotion and beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotion and beliefs. 25. How can comparing arguments improve critical thinking skills? A) By memorizing facts. B) By understanding different perspectives. C) By focusing on one viewpoint. D) By ignoring opposing views. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By understanding different perspectives. 26. Which type of evidence is used in the following example:Tia Hale was strolling outside in her white linen dress. A car roared by, spraying mud all over her. CleanUp got the stains out. Since this incident, she will only use CleanUp. A) Statistical. B) Quotation. C) Opinion. D) Anecdotal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdotal. 27. You identify the claim first when reading an argument A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The woman in the hat is not a witch since witches have long noses and she doesn't have a long nose. A) Argument. B) Not argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 29. True or False:An argument need to include claim, support, reasons, counter argument, and evidence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. An argument is valid if and only if: A) The premises are true and the conclusion is true. B) The premises are true. C) The conclusion must be true if the premises are true. D) The conclusion is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The conclusion must be true if the premises are true. 31. Mohammad is applying to secure a loan from the bank so he can start his own business. The application includes a letter, in which he details how the business will be profitable within three years, and how his current savings allow him to pay a higher interest rate on a shorter-term loan. What aspects of feasibility is he addressing? A) Legality/ethics. B) Money. C) Labor/people. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money. 32. ..... courts have limited jurisdiction. A) Federal. B) State. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal. 33. "If Lebron James played in the 90s, he would not have been able to dominate on the court as he does now" . A) This statement is a claim. B) This statement is a reason. C) This statement is evidence. D) This statement is crazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This statement is a claim. 34. What are good examples of Evidence to help support your claim? A) Research and survey results. B) Statistics. C) Expert opinions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. Why does a written argument present counterarguments? A) To address objections. B) To not give reasons. C) To provide evidence. D) To present illustrations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To address objections. 36. What makes the Iranian government a theocracy is that their leadership's authority claims to be an expression of the will of their god, or their holy scriptures, or their religious leaders. A) It is an argument. B) It is not an argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is not an argument. 37. In her budget presentation at work, Gabriela spends several slides detailing what projects can have funds reallocated in order to finance the bridge project she's pitching. What part of a proposal argument is she in? A) Justification for the proposed solution. B) Feasibility. C) Calling the audience to action. D) Identifying the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feasibility. 38. The reason I forgot to lock the door is that I was distracted by the clown riding a unicycle down our street while singing Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man." A) Argument. B) Not argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 39. The intent to share information or persuade is the A) Target audience. B) Narrator. C) Message. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purpose. 40. Which of the following best describes a counterargument in an essay? A) A statement that contradicts the main argument. B) A summary of the main points. C) A statement that supports the main argument. D) An unrelated anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statement that contradicts the main argument. 41. What must there be for an argument to exist? A) A single perspective on an issue. B) Two similar sides agreeing on a topic. C) Two opposite sides; a disagreement and an agreement. D) A resolution to a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two opposite sides; a disagreement and an agreement. 42. If you are evaluating an argument you are A) Questioning it. B) Tracing it. C) Countering it. D) Judging it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Judging it. 43. Identify which type of fallacy does this conclusion convey.We need to stop allowing colleges to increase tuition every year. The next thing we know, it's going to cost more to attend college for one semester than it is to buy a new home! A) Overgeneralization Fallacy (Hasty Generalization Fallacy). B) Slippery Slope Fallacy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slippery Slope Fallacy. 44. How many reasons should support your claim? A) What's a reason?. B) 1. C) Cinco. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 45. Devices to make your argument more convincing and believable A) Evidence. B) Claim. C) Persuasive techniques. D) Counterargument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuasive techniques. 46. Ethics is important for A) Top management. B) Middle-level managers. C) Non-managerial employees. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 47. Which of the following is a key component of a strong argument? A) Logical reasoning. B) Personal opinion. C) Emotional appeal. D) Anecdotal evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical reasoning. 48. When Bart Simpson called Lisa a lizzard, his argument was a logical fallacy because A) He insulted Lisa rather than go after her facts. B) He made her choose between two options that were polar opposites. C) He came to a conclusion that the eggs hatched birds after only two facts. D) He was upset and had a right to express himself that way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He insulted Lisa rather than go after her facts. 49. Which part of an argument presents supports your reasons with proof? A) Counterclaim. B) Claim. C) Reasoning. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence. 50. Which of the following statements is an argument? A) John, do you think that Picasso was a painter or a writer? Please answer this question. Why don't you answer me? John, were you listening?. B) The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in 1995. In total, they've won 3 championships. C) John must have dropped out of school because he is no longer included on the list of enrolled students. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John must have dropped out of school because he is no longer included on the list of enrolled students. 51. Jack believes Fairland football is the best and South Point is the worst. I do think he is ..... His love for Fairland and his strong dislike of South Point may be affecting his judgement A) Toned. B) Supportive. C) Biased. D) Alienate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biased. 52. Which of the following is a characteristic of a strong argument? A) It relies solely on emotional appeals. B) It presents clear and logical reasoning. C) It ignores opposing viewpoints. D) It uses complex and confusing language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It presents clear and logical reasoning. 53. If the road wasn't icy, the car wouldn't have gone off the it. A) Argument. B) Not argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. 54. Arguments are an example of what author purpose? A) Persuade. B) Informational. C) Entertain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuade. 55. What is considered one of the most important parts of an essay? A) The conclusion. B) The introduction. C) The thesis/claim. D) The body paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The thesis/claim. 56. Albert isn't a fireman and he isn't a fisherman either. A) Argument. B) Not argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not argument. 57. The claim:video games are helpful. An example of a counterargument would be: A) Video games can be used to simulate trainings for soldiers. B) Video games improve coordination. C) Violent video games increase your heart rate in a negative way. D) Video games might also help improve visual skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Violent video games increase your heart rate in a negative way. 58. The conclusion of the argument follows logically if which one of the following is presupposed? A) Flaw. B) Main Point. C) Sufficient Assumption. D) Necessary Assumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sufficient Assumption. 59. What is a possible sentence starter for a counterclaim? A) Some people may believe. B) In addition to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some people may believe. 60. Charlie and Violet are dogs and since dogs don't sweat, it is obvious that Charlie and Violet don't sweat. A) Argument. B) Not argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument. Next →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesArguments Quiz 2Arguments Quiz 3Arguments Quiz 4Arguments Quiz 5Arguments Quiz 6Arguments Quiz 7Arguments Quiz 8Arguments Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books