Favoring one side of the argument

What does support mean?

Specific facts or evidence to support your claim

What is an example of a testimonial technique?

A customer touting the benefits of Amazon

Which of the following is an example of argument writing?

Purpose is to get the reader to acknowledge your side

What is a counterclaim?

A claim that disagrees with the writer’s claim

A reasoned, logical way of demonstrating a writer’s position

The strength and weakness of an argument

Does this video present a strong argument or a weak argument?

It is a strong argument because it provides multiple points

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Argumentative Unit Review Game

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1
What is an example of a Plain Folks technique?
A cellphone
Sale, Sale, Sale
Air Jordans III OG
Lucky charms cereal
2
What is bias?
Only telling part of the truth
Favoring one side of the argument
The strengths and weaknesses of an argument
A claim that disagrees with the writer’s claim
3
What does support mean?
A quote or paraphrase
Opinions
A counterclaim
Specific facts or evidence to support your claim
4
Which of the following is an example of persuasive writing?
First person
Logic based
Balanced
Third person
5
What is an example of a testimonial technique?
A customer saying why shopping on Amazon is better
A celebrity saying how bad Amazon is
A customer complaining about a product on Amazon
A customer touting the benefits of Amazon
6
Which of the following is an example of argument writing?
One-sided
Purpose is to get the reader to agree with you
Claims are opinion based
Purpose is to get the reader to acknowledge your side
7
What makes a strong argument?
Persuasive language
One-sided
Opinions from multiple sources
Balanced perspective
8
What propaganda technique is used in this video?
Testimonial
Snob appeal
Name calling
Bandwagon
9
What is an example of a snob appeal technique?
A Youtube challenge
Owning a Ferrari
Lebron James promoting drinking Sprite
Shopping at Walmart
10
What is a counterclaim?
Favoring one side of the argument
A claim that disagrees with the writer’s claim
A reasoned, logical way of demonstrating a writer’s position
The strengths and weaknesses of the argument
11
What is an argument?
A reasoned, logical way of demonstrating a writer’s position
A claim that disagrees with the writer’s claim
The strengths and weaknesses of an argument
Specific facts or evidence to support a claim
12
Which of the following is NOT a reason writers use argumentative techniques in their writing?
To get people to see their point of view
Improve their reading skills
Invite action or change
Improve writing
13
What is an example of loaded words?
Desk
Peaches
Books
Death
14
What propaganda technique is used in this video?
Bandwagon
Snob appeal
Plain folks
Card stacking
15
What is the card stacking technique?
Smart water commercial
Burger King vs. Wendys
A medicine commercial
Owning a Michael Kor's purse
16
What makes a weak argument?
Avoids opinion
Bias
Persuasive language
Presents the argument and counterclaim
17
What is an example of a name calling technique?
A commericial for traveling to the Bahamas
A drug commercial
Coke vs. Pepsi
Using words like death, destruction, and war
18
What is validity?
Favoring one side of the argument
The strength and weakness of an argument
Only telling part of the truth
The truthfulness of an argument
19
What is an example of a bandwagon technique?
Drinking Fiji water
Owning Airpods
Not joining Snapchat
Eating Domino's Pizza
20
What is repetition?
Repeated more than 2 times
Repeated once
Repeated several times
Never repeated
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Does this video present a strong argument or a weak argument?
It is a weak argument because it includes no facts
It is weak argument because it is one sided
It is a strong argument because it provides multiple points
It is a strong argument because it brings up facts

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