Persuasion, Argument, and Text Features

Question 1

Examples, quotes, and statistics all count as ____________

Accepted Answer

support

Question 2

______ is a persuasive technique that makes people feel as if their health/safety is in danger.

Accepted Answer

appeal to fear

Question 3

A _______ is the author's thesis statement-- it is what they choose to defend/support.

Accepted Answer

claim

Question 4

Counter Claim

Accepted Answer

the opposite or opposing viewpoint

Question 5

Maps, charts, pictures, and graphs

Accepted Answer

graphic aids

Question 6

Pathos describes which kind of appeals?

Accepted Answer

emotional

Question 7

A _______ is a persuasive technique that uses a famous person or expert to speak about a topic.

Accepted Answer

testimonial (ethos)

Question 8

_______ is a collection of data from research used as evidence to support a claim.

Accepted Answer

statistics

Question 9

Writers use _____, or exactly what is from a source to support an argument

Accepted Answer

quotes

Question 10

A _________is a broad conclusion using all-or-nothing words like: always, never, everyone, etc

Accepted Answer

overgeneralization

Question 11

The difference between persuasion and argument ACES is...

Accepted Answer

argument address the counter claim

Question 12

A _______ ______ is a question asked not for the purpose of receiving an answer, but to think

Accepted Answer

rhetorical question

Question 13

belief in in fairness, appeal to fear, appeal to vanity, love, pity, happiness, sadness

Accepted Answer

pathos

Question 14

a testimonial would fall into which category

Accepted Answer

ethos

Question 15

Which is an example of faulty reasoning/ logical fallacy?

Accepted Answer

overgeneralization

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