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Argumentative Quiz
Why is it important to address opposing point of views within your argumentative essay?
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because if you do not, your readers may become angry |
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because you should deal with the whole argument, not just half |
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because doing this will help you meet the page length requirement for your essay |
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because it is a part of the process of argument |
Which of the following statements is an appropriate claim for a brief argument project?
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In many parts of Europe, children start learning second languages in elementary school.
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Because instantaneous communication and international trade are important for businesses, business students should learn to speak more than one language.
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Many governments pay young college graduates from English-speaking countries a salary and expenses to come live in their country for a year and teach English.
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In the United States, most students do not begin studying a foreign language until age 14. |
Which of the following statements is an example of expert testimony used as evidence?
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In the United States, there are approximately 500,000 miles of long-distance pipelines. |
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On the face of things, it would seem as if pipeline transmission would be quite dangerous, simply because there are so many pipelines.
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According to the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, pipelines are undoubtedly the safest way to transport petroleum products.
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A massive derailment in North Dakota ignited the train's contents and sent a fireball 100 feet into the air. |
Which of the following statements is an example of numerical data used as evidence?
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Most people would agree that health care expenses are rising rapidly.
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According to the Health Institute of America, health insurance is defined as "coverage that provides for the payments of benefits as a result of sickness or injury."
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Health-insurance premiums have risen by more than twenty percent over the past three years, although the rate of increase has slowed this year.
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One of our employees has been unable to purchase health insurance in the past but will now be able to afford it.
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What is wrong with the argument in the passage below?
New York City's stop-and-frisk policy should be retained because it has been extremely useful in fighting crime. Under this policy, police can stop a person and frisk him or her if they merely suspect the person might have been involved in a crime. Since the policy was instituted, the crime rate has fallen precipitously—according to the official New York Police Department crime statistics, the overall drop is more than 80 percent.
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It misuses a statistic to overstate the amount of crime committed in New York City.
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It assumes that because one person commits a crime, others will do so as well.
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It uses an incorrect appeal to the New York Police Department as an authority.
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It assumes that the police policy was the cause of the drop in crime. |
Including ONLY the part of a quotation that supports your point makes your argument _____.
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unconvincing |
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objective
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engaging
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scholarly |
Which of the following is an appropriate claim for a brief argument project?
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Training a dog is often necessary; after all, owners want dogs with which they can pleasantly share a house, a car, or a walk.
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Collars that deliver electrical shocks to the neck of a dog are a cruel and unnecessary form of training; therefore, they should be banned for use by the general public.
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Aversive training techniques can cause damage to dogs, and there are many alternatives to this type of training.
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Rewards and punishment can be used to train dogs, and both have positive and negative aspects. |
Facts and data that support reasons in an argumentative essay are called _____.
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evidence |
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position |
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reason |
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counter |
The following excerpt is from an argument project. Choose the sentence that expresses a debatable claim.
Because whole grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, we should eat them. Things have changed since the 1990s. Back then, people were warned to avoid "carbs" if they wanted to maintain a healthy weight. Today, most nutritionists believe that whole, unrefined grains are one of the keys to a balanced and healthy diet.
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Things have changed since the 1990s. |
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Back then, people were warned to avoid "carbs" if they wanted to maintain a healthy weight. |
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Because whole grains are an essential part of a healthy diet, we should eat them. |