This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Syntax > Arguments – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Arguments Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An author's ..... is shown in his or her attitude toward the subject of his or her story. A) Mood. B) Analyze. C) Tone. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 2. Author's ..... is as easy as PIE A) Options. B) Purpose. C) Cake. D) Reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purpose. 3. What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay? A) Rebuttal. B) Three reasons. C) Argument. D) Hook. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hook. 4. Which of these are benefits of using a list or outline, instead of writing out your closing argument: A) You can easily add new points as evidence comes in during trial. B) You can easily remove points as evidence comes in during trial. C) It sounds less rehearsed when you argue to the jury. D) All of these. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. GOALThe writer aims to get the reader to agree with him/his perspective. A) Argumentative. B) Persuasive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuasive. 6. Discuss the role of evidence in analytical exposition. A) Evidence in analytical exposition is irrelevant and should be omitted. B) Evidence in analytical exposition provides factual support for arguments and enhances credibility. C) Evidence in analytical exposition is only used to confuse the audience. D) Evidence in analytical exposition is optional and does not impact the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence in analytical exposition provides factual support for arguments and enhances credibility. 7. Flaw passages that contain conditional logic are overwhelmingly A) Ad Hominem. B) Causal. C) Necessary vs. Sufficient. D) Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necessary vs. Sufficient. 8. BONUSI wrote an article telling you that you need to buy a fidget spinner or else you will never be able to concentrate in class again. I will only tell you the importance of getting one and how it will make your school life better.Will my article be persuasive or argumentative? A) Persuasive. B) Argumentative. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuasive. 9. Which of these are true. A) The jury's job is to relate the evidence to the jury instructions. B) Good closing arguments help jurors relate the evidence to the jury instructions. C) Both of these. D) Neither of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 10. The Warriors are the best NBA team. A) Claim. B) Reason. C) Evidence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 11. Why is logic or emotion is used in written arguments? A) To persuade readers. B) To make readers think. C) To give a fact. D) To make it interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To persuade readers. 12. True or false:A good argument is supported by your opinion. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What role does 'reasoning' play in an argument? A) It introduces the topic to the audience. B) It explains how the evidence supports the claim. C) It provides the main claim of the argument. D) It offers evidence to support the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It explains how the evidence supports the claim. 14. At least ..... piece(s) of evidence are needed to make a claim sufficient. A) 5. B) 4. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 15. What is a key element to look for when evaluating evidence in an argument? A) The length of the argument. B) The use of persuasive language. C) The presence of logical fallacies. D) The number of details provided in the summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The presence of logical fallacies. 16. These are potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument (usually involves failure to adequately support a claim): A) Induction. B) Syllogism. C) Faulty analogy. D) Logical fallacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logical fallacy. 17. I believe that ghosts are real. A) Argument. B) Non-argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-argument. 18. A position on a topic or issue developed through appeals to the audience and largely based upon logic, reasoning, and evidence A) Rebuttal. B) Audience. C) Argument. D) Counter Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Argument. 19. "A proposition that is reached from given premises." A) Premise. B) Conclusion. C) Valid. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 20. What is a concession? A) Giving in to somebody. B) An area where they sell drinks and snacks. C) Acknowledgment, something done or agreed to in order to reach an agreement or improve a situation. D) Doing the opposite of what you say you will do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acknowledgment, something done or agreed to in order to reach an agreement or improve a situation. 21. Why do speaker's use the rhetorical appeals in their pieces (speeches, advertisements, etc.)? A) To appeal to the audience's emotions. B) To appeal to the audience's logic and reasoning. C) To establish their credentials and trustworthiness. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. If business is to operate in a society which is full of diverse and complicated problems, it may have A) Great chance of success. B) Little chance of failure. C) Little chance of success. D) No relation with success or failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Little chance of success. 23. Golden State Warriors' player, Steph Curry, was reported as saying, "Before the iPhone 22, my life was dull and unrewarding!" This is an example of what type of persuasive technique? A) Snob appeal. B) Bandwagon. C) Quote expert or important person. D) Uses data or scholarly research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quote expert or important person. 24. Appeals from ..... are as of right. A) District courts. B) Circuit courts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) District courts. 25. True or False:a statement that explains how the evidence supports and connects to the claim is the counterargument. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. What happens or fails to happen in that situation? Why is one compelled to speak out? What is going on at the time? What belief, idea, or action does the speaker want to change in THIS moment. A) Occasion. B) Credibility. C) Audience. D) Exigence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exigence. 27. What is this an example of what persuasive technique:Approximately 42-45% of marriages in the United States end in divorce. A) Real-world example. B) Data. C) Bandwagon. D) Appeal to reader's emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Data. 28. What is an appeal to logic called? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 29. Read the following assertion and identify the reasoning:Article B has a stronger argument because it provides multiple examples of how Rosa Parks impacted other people's lives in addition to just the incident on the bus. A) Article B has a stronger argument. B) It provides multiple examples of how Rosa Parks impacted other people's lives in addition to just the incident on the bus. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides multiple examples of how Rosa Parks impacted other people's lives in addition to just the incident on the bus. 30. In the context of an argument, what does the term 'warrant' refer to? A) The conclusion of the argument. B) The evidence supporting the claim. C) The reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim. D) The counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesArguments Quiz 1Arguments Quiz 2Arguments Quiz 3Arguments Quiz 4Arguments Quiz 5Arguments Quiz 6Arguments Quiz 7Arguments Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books