This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Syntax > Arguments – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Arguments Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ATTITUDEWriters maintain a tone of fairness and reasonableness. Their attitude is respectful and tactful. A) Persuasive. B) Argumentative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argumentative. 2. Which of the following best describes a counterargument? A) A statement that supports the main argument. B) An opposing viewpoint to the main argument. C) A summary of the main argument. D) An unrelated point that distracts from the main argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An opposing viewpoint to the main argument. 3. P1. If it is raining, then the streets are wet.P2. The streets are wet.C. Therefore, it is raining. A) Valid. B) Invalid. C) Sound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invalid. 4. It is a marketing term for its target consumer to make desired action. Or is where you precisely explain to the audience what part they can perform after your speak. A) Propaganda. B) Persuasive speech. C) Persuasive essay. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Call to action. 5. To explain why your evidence supports your claim A) Rebuttal. B) Reasoning. C) Facts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reasoning. 6. Betty will be angry unless someone else brings the music stands. But if Ann doesn't bring them, no one will. So either Ann will bring the music stands or Betty will be angry. 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. 7. What is the main purpose of an analytical exposition text? A) To tell a funny story. B) To describe a place in details. C) To explain how to make or to do something. D) To give an opinion and support it with reasons. E) To shows how to give directions to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To give an opinion and support it with reasons. 8. A counterargument is ..... A) Argument made to address points an opponent with an opposing view may raise. B) False or misleading statements which cause the argument to weaken. C) A broad statement about people on the basis of gender, ethnicity, race, or political, social, professional, or religious group. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Argument made to address points an opponent with an opposing view may raise. 9. Evidence is specific information that is used to back up a reason. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. This is a fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea A) The tin man. B) Straw man. C) Dorothy. D) Auntie Em. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Straw man. 11. Choose the statement that would be a commonplace assertion for this claim:Road to Glory is a skateboader's paradise. A) Road to Glory is an established name in the skateboarding industry. B) Young people in this area have few places devoted exclusively to them. C) Tony Valdez purchased the Hit-the-Streets package, and he was thoroughly satisfied with his day at the skateboard park. D) Exercise strengthens the body and mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exercise strengthens the body and mind. 12. According to the document, how will the use of transitions and proper diction affect your essay? A) Make it longer. B) Make it sound cohesive. C) Make it confusing. D) Make it humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make it sound cohesive. 13. According to the introduction, what is the position on Americans' wastefulness? A) Americans are efficient in managing waste. B) Americans must be less wasteful to save the planet. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Americans must be less wasteful to save the planet. 14. Hasty generalizations ..... A) Make the mistake of assuming that because one thing happened after another thing, the first thing caused the second one to occur. B) Are conclusions drawn from too little evidence. C) Support a statement by simply repeating it in different words. D) Are the attempt to discredit an idea by attacking the person or group behind it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are conclusions drawn from too little evidence. 15. How does a written argument support its claims? A) By first, writing an anecdote to illustrate the situation then by giving random evidence. B) By giving reasons and evidence such as facts, statistics, quotations and examples. C) By giving random reasons and listing ideas about a certain topic and giving examples. D) By not giving reasond and evidence such as facts, statistics, quotations and examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By giving reasons and evidence such as facts, statistics, quotations and examples. 16. Lawyers can argue the significance of missing evidence: A) Anytime. B) Only if they have access to the evidence. C) Only if they don't have access to the evidence, but opposing counsel does. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only if they don't have access to the evidence, but opposing counsel does. 17. The Cascades mountain range contains many majestic peaks. Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood, for instance, are both more than ten thousand feet. A) Argument. B) Non-argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-argument. 18. False cause and effect ..... A) Makes the mistake of assuming that because one thing happened after another thing, the first thing caused the second one to occur. B) Is the attempt to discredit an idea by attacking the person or group behind it. C) Supports a statement by simply repeating it in different words. D) Suggests that there are only two choices available in a situation that really offers more than two options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Makes the mistake of assuming that because one thing happened after another thing, the first thing caused the second one to occur. 19. What would be a reasonable counterargument this statement:Washington, D.C. should receive statehood. A) D.C citizens would get representatives in the Senate. B) Statehood should be given to the District of Columbia. C) D.C was never meant to have permanent residents. D) 86% of D.C citizens want D.C to become the 51 state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D.C was never meant to have permanent residents. 20. Information spread to influence public opinion, including arguments, rumors, half-truths, and facts. A) Propaganda. B) Persuasive speech. C) Persuasive essay. D) Call to action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Propaganda. 21. A logical argument whose premises do not necessarily lead to the conclusion. A) Invalid. B) Unsound. C) Valid. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invalid. 22. Since all doctors have degrees, and anyone who has a degree has attended school, every doctor must have attended school. A) It is not an argument. B) It is an argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is an argument. 23. Which of the following most closely aligns with ethos? A) Emotions and beliefs. B) Credibility and trustworthiness. C) Logic and facts. D) Complexity and coherency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Credibility and trustworthiness. 24. A counterargument is the opposing view to the one that you have expressed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Long overshadowed by the Christian right, religious liberals across a wide swath of denominations are engaged today in their most intensive bout of political organizing and alliance-building since the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements of the 1960's 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. ← 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