1/29/25 English 11 Test

Question 1

Arguement

Answer 1

an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.

Question 2

Claim of fact

Answer 2

Asserts that something is true or not

Question 3

Claim of value

Answer 3

Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong, or desirable or undesirable

Question 4

Claims of policy

Answer 4

Proposes a change

Question 5

Red Herring-
1,2 skip a few

Answer 5

Speaker skips to a new and irrelevant topic in order to avoid the topic of discussion

Question 6

Ad Hominem-
personal insult

Answer 6

Refers to the diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker

Question 7

Faulty Analogy- poor comparison

Answer 7

Focuses on irrelevant or inconsequential similarities between two things

Question 8

Straw Man- ridicule a false argument

Answer 8

When a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an opponent’s viewpoint

Question 9

Either/or- Two possible options

Answer 9

The speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choice

Question 10

Hasty generalization- Quick decision

Answer 10

There is not enough evidence to support a particular conclusion

Question 11

Circular reasoning ⭕️

Answer 11

argument uses its conclusion or claim as evidence to support itself

Question 12

Post hoc/ faulty causality

Answer 12

the first event necessarily caused the second when one event happens after another

Question 13

Appeal to false authority

Answer 13

No expertise on topic

Question 14

Bandwagon appeal

Answer 14

Join in

Question 15

Scare tactic

Answer 15

Frighten them into believing

Question 16

Personal Experience

Answer 16

Adds a human element and can be an effective way to appeal to pathos

Question 17

Anecdotes

Answer 17

Stories about other people that you’ve either observed, been told about, or researched

Question 18

Current events

Answer 18

Staying abreast of what is happening locally, nationally, and globally ensures a store of information that can be used as evidence in arguments

Question 19

Historical Information

Answer 19

Verifiable facts that a writer knows from research

Question 20

Expert opinion

Answer 20

Opinion from someone who has published research on a topic or whose job or experience gives them specialized knowledge

Question 21

Quantitative Evidence

Answer 21

Includes things that can be represented in numbers (statistics, surveys, polls) and may be presented through verbal explanations or in graphs/charts