This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Syntax > Arguments – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Arguments Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. A position on a topic or issue developed through appeals to the audience and largely based upon logic, reasoning, and evidence A) Audience. B) Argument. C) Counter Argument. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argument. 5. "A proposition that is reached from given premises." A) Premise. B) Conclusion. C) Valid. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. If business is to operate in a society which is full of diverse and complicated problems, it may have A) Little chance of success. B) Great chance of success. C) Little chance of failure. D) No relation with success or failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little chance of success. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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) Credibility. B) Occasion. C) Exigence. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exigence. 13. 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. 14. What is an appeal to logic called? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 15. 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. 16. In the context of an argument, what does the term 'warrant' refer to? A) The evidence supporting the claim. B) The reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim. C) The counterclaim. D) The conclusion of the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reasoning that connects the evidence to the claim. 17. What distinguishes an argument from an explanation? A) An argument supports a conclusion. B) An explanation cannot be disputed. C) An explanation is always true. D) An argument provides entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An argument supports a conclusion. 18. What is the role of a counterargument in an argumentative essay? A) To confuse the reader. B) To strengthen the main argument by addressing opposing views. C) To provide a summary of the main points. D) To introduce new evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To strengthen the main argument by addressing opposing views. 19. The speaker's reason for creating the text; what they want the audience to think or do as a result of reading/viewing the text. A) Subject. B) Rhetorical Situation. C) Occasion. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purpose. 20. What is the name of the following format of logical argument?If A, then B. If B, then CTherefore, if A then C. A) Modus Ponens. B) Modus Tollens. C) Law of Syllogism. D) Disjunctive Syllogism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Law of Syllogism. 21. Tradition and folklore contain a large number of fallacious beliefs. For example, many widespread and popular beliefs such as "Don't swim for an hour after eating, " "You should rub snow on frost bite, " "Reading in the dark will ruin your eyes, " "You can catch cold from being chilled, " and "The more you cut your hair, the faster it will grow" are not true. A) Argument. B) Non-argument. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-argument. 22. Peanut butter is a terrific snack. A) Claim. B) Evidence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claim. 23. What should your thesis statement include, and in what order? A) A Concession. B) Concession, thesis, reasons. C) The reasons why. D) Concession, reasons, thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concession, thesis, reasons. 24. True or False:You should begin the introduction paragraph with broad (large) statements and end with specifics. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Explain what the evidence proves A) Conclusion. B) Counterclaim. C) Reasons. D) Explanations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Explanations. ← 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