Argumention Quiz

Question 1

Logos

Answer 1

The strategic use of logic, claims, and evidence to convince an audience of a certain point

Question 2

Ex of logos

Answer 2

Claims
Warrants
Clear reasons
Strong evidence (statistics, authority, interviews)

Question 3

Ethos

Answer 3

Used to establish the writer as fair, honest, knowledgeable about subject. Makes them trustworthy or credible

Question 4

Ex ethos

Answer 4

Well informed
Sincere honest
Acknowledge opposition
Credible
Use citations

Question 5

Pathos

Answer 5

Targets emotion of reader to create connection

Question 6

Ex pathos

Answer 6

Reinforces
Use diction and imagery
Appeal to beauty humor pity other emotions
Connotative language (feelings you bring to word)

Question 7

Concession

Answer 7

Acknowledge counter argument

Question 8

Refutation

Answer 8

Argue against other side

Question 9

Anecdote

Answer 9

A very brief story that is used to make a point or provide an example

Question 10

Humor

Answer 10

Used to make reader laugh but also to make a point.

Question 11

Loaded words

Answer 11

Words that stir peoples emotions in a positive or negative way. These are connotations, feelings associations people bring to a word

Question 12

Denotations

Answer 12

Dictionary definition

Question 13

Euphemism

Answer 13

When a less direct word or phrase is used as a substitute for a term some people find offensive or distasteful.

Question 14

Metaphor

Answer 14

Figure or speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things

Question 15

Imagery

Answer 15

Language that appeals to the five senses

Question 16

Parallel structure

Answer 16

Balanced writing where equal or related items in the same sentence must be expressed in a similar way.

Question 17

Repetition

Answer 17

Use of same word or form multiple times

Question 18

Anaphora

Answer 18

Repetition of initial words or phrases in successive sentences

Question 19

Rule or three

Answer 19

Group words, phrases, clauses,, sentences, paragraphs in threes

Question 20

Call to action

Answer 20

Asks the audience to do something specific about the issue

Question 21

Claim

Answer 21

Claim states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about

Question 22

What makes a good claim

Answer 22

Not obvious
Engaging
Not overly vague 
Logical
Debatable 
Hypotactic

Question 23

Hypotactic

Answer 23

Uses subordinate clauses

Question 24

Data

Answer 24

The evidence which you cite to support your claim

Facts statistics expert opinion

Question 25

Warrant

Answer 25

Interprets the data and shows how it supports your claim
Reasonable
Logical

Question 26

Fallacies

Answer 26

Defects that weaken arguments