Which of these is a rhetorical question?

Everyone deserves to be safe, don't they?, Would you leave your neighbor in a burning building?

Endorsement/testimonial

Uses a popular figure such as a celebrity to endorse a product.

A Call to Action is...

When the author tells the audience to do something.

jumping to a conclusion with too little evidence

Which of the following is not a persuasive technique

All of these are persuasive techniques

attacks the person rather than the issue.

A statement that disproves the counterclaim

A juxtaposition is....

When two contrasting things are placed side by side for comparison

Define argumentative claim.

An opinion statement that urges the reader to agree with you

In argumentative writing, 'reasons' are ...

statements that supports the writer's claim

Sweeping generalization

is an oversimplfied statement about a group.

Circular reasoning is

when the argumentative claim is also used as the evidence to support it

Straw man arguments work by

distorting the opposition's claim to make it easier to attack

Why should people know persuasive techniques?

To get what you want from others, To know when someone is trying to trick you, To get a job, To make someone believe you

Loaded Langauge - Snob Appeal

Appeal to the special, rich, or pretty and makes you feel that way

something used to distract you from the key issue

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Argumentative Unit Review

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Appeals, Rhetoric, Persuasive Techniques, Logical Fallacies, Parts of an Argument,

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1
Oral-B uses an ethos scientific approach as a persuasive technique.
False, it's bandwagon.
True
2
persuasive techniques
are how an author presents his ideas (chron., compare/contrast)
taps into people's values or moral standards
are facts that support an argument
appeal to people's logic, ethics, and feelings
3
Which of these is a rhetorical question?
Everyone deserves to be safe, don't they?
Our nation needs to be protected, at all costs
Would you leave your neighbor in a burning building?
Boat people take their lives into their own hands.
4
Endorsement/testimonial
Asks a question in which no response is expected or desired.
Normal people do this or believe this.
Is manipulation
Uses a popular figure such as a celebrity to endorse a product.
5
Which of these is a slippery slope?
No pen? Now you can’t study, you'll fail, never get a job, & have no money
If you forget my name, I won’t be your friend, you will be lonely, and die
If you don’t pass this test you’ll fail, never get a job, and you will die
All of the above
6
A Call to Action is...
When the author tells the audience to do something.
A move in argument writing that asks a question
When the author asks the audience for support
How a character feels in a text.
7
Hasty generalization
argument tries to establish superiority of one opinion over all others
a process where you reason from specific to general
jumping to a conclusion with too little evidence
the final part of an argument
8
Which of the following is not a persuasive technique
All of these are persuasive techniques
Repetition
Name-Calling
Exaggeration
9
The rhetorical appeal that uses facts, examples, and statistics is called
Ethos
Boring
Pathos
Logos
10
Ad Hominem...
attacks the person rather than the issue.
attacks the issue rather then the person.
is always true.
attacks like a shark.
11
What is a rebuttal?
A statement that shows what the opposition thinks
A statement that comes at the end of your essay
A statement that disproves the counterclaim
A statement that is the main point of your entire essay
12
A juxtaposition is....
When two contrasting things are placed side by side for comparison
when you put the page and paragraph that you found your information in
None of these
is not real life
13
Define argumentative claim.
A strong opinion that is in the conclusion paragraph
An opinion statement that urges the reader to agree with you
The most suspenseful part of a story
None of these
14
In argumentative writing, 'reasons' are ...
the people convinced to change their viewpoint
beliefs or actions
people who agree with you
statements that supports the writer's claim
15
Sweeping generalization
states a conclusion as part of an argument.
tries to persuade by appealing to reader's emotions.
is an oversimplfied statement about a group.
an attempt to distract the reader with irrelevant details.
16
The rhetorical appeal that gives credibility and trustworthiness to the speaker is
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Dependability
17
Using logical fallacies in your argument is a good idea.
true
false
18
Logical fallacies are
errors in reasoning
rhetorical techniques
satirical devices
types of figurative language
19
Which of the following is not a type of rhetoric?
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Amigos
20
Circular reasoning is
rhetorical questioning
when the argumentative claim is also used as the evidence to support it
attacking the speaker rather than the argument
broad statements about groups of people
21
A BOGO sale is which type of persuasive technique?
Connotation/Word Choice
Transfer
Appeal to Authority
Something for Nothing
22
Straw man arguments work by
putting it all together one piece at a time
attacking the opposition using emotion words
distorting the opposition's claim to make it easier to attack
repeating key words
23
Why should people know persuasive techniques?
To get what you want from others
To know when someone is trying to trick you
To get a job
To make someone believe you
24
Quotes from famous people or experts are persuasive techniques.
It depends on the subject.
Maybe
No
Yes
25
The rhetorical device that appeals to emotions is called
Logos
Sappy
Ethos
Pathos
26
In argumentative essay, a counter argument ...
tries to refute the opposing view.
should come right before the conclusion.
is necessary to strengthen the argument.
All of the above
27
This is a False Analogy...
True
False
28
ad populum
bandwagon
hasty generalization
sweeping authority
attack the man
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Loaded Langauge - Snob Appeal
Appeal to the special, rich, or pretty and makes you feel that way
Appeals to the ugly and makes you feel that way.
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A red herring = ?
a miracle
lying about the catch
something used to distract you from the key issue
to get unlikely results when searching for something

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