This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Syntax > Arguments – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Arguments Quiz 1 (25 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) Critical review. B) Op-ed. C) Letter to the editor. D) Persuasive speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Ad hominem. B) Appeal to false authority. C) Dogmatism. D) Stacking the deck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stacking the deck. 5. A point at issue between P and Q is whether A) Flaw. B) Point at Issue. C) Main Point. D) Role of Statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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) Proposal. C) Bias. D) Claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 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) Legality. D) Materials/tools/ingredients. 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) Ad hominem. B) Appeal to false authority. C) Dogmatism. D) Stacking the deck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dogmatism. 13. Which part of an argument presents "the other side of the argument" ? A) Claim. B) Counterclaim. C) Evidence. D) Reasoning. 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. 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