Common Argumentative Form

Question 1

How is author proving their point?
Common argumentative form is used for

Answer 1

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Question 2

Argument form
For her vacation in January, Sheila should go to Canada, Florida or Hawaii. However, it is cold in Canada and it is hurricane season in Florida, so Sheila will go to Hawaii

Answer 2

Rejecting Alternative eliminating alternate options
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Question 3

Which one of the following most accurately describes the method of reasoning?

Answer 3

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Correct answer- an accurate description of reasoning employed in the stimulus
Wrong answers - wrong argument form, only concentrating on part and not whole picture

Question 4

The argument proceeds by employing which of the following approaches

Answer 4

Describe question
Correct answer- an accurate description of reasoning employed in the stimulus
Wrong answers - wrong argument form, only concentrating on part and not whole picture

Question 5

Argument form
all students at morris high school study biology during their sophomore year, so Katie, who is a student at morris must have studied biology during her sophomore year

Answer 5

Applying a general principle
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Question 6

Argument form
The students disagreed weather the correct answer choice for the calculus problem was X or Y. However, professor Janet, a noted mathematician, says it is X, so it must be X. Describe

Answer 6

Appealing to an authority ( parent, teacher, etc)

Question 7

Argument form
It is widely believed that mammals cannot fly. Since bats are mammals and they can fly, this belief is clearly mistaken. Describe

Answer 7

Using a counter example

Question 8

Argument form
Just as Ford’s reputation for producing a solid product helped it to succeed, our new clothing line must build a similar reputation to guarantee long-standing success. Describe.

Answer 8

Making an analogy

Question 9

My friend argued that he should get the last slice of pizza because he touched it first. By that reasoning, no one could eat any pizza at all except the chef who took it out of the oven. Describe

Answer 9

Using a line of reasoning to draw an absurd conclusion ( generally 2nd perspective)

Question 10

Argument form
The teacher hypothesized that the students were restless because it was raining during recess, so they did not get to run around. Alternatively, principal believes that it is due to the boring nature of their math class. Describe

Answer 10

Proposing an alternate cause for an observed effect, alternate explanation.

Question 11

Argument form
Ari: sports mascot should not be considered part of team. Sports teams involve people working together, and mascots generally don’t interact with the players
Jess: soccer golies don’t interact with other players, but they are always considered a member of the team
Describe

Answer 11

Undermining a premise or conclusion ( generally 2nd perspective)

Question 12

Argument form
Martin: CGI animation is easier to produce than traditional hand drawn animation, and CGI animated features do far better at box office. Traditional animation will soon be entirely replaced by CGI
Natalie: traditional animation is experiencing increasing demand from audiences of independent films who dislike CGI
DESCRIBE

Answer 12

Offering new evidence/ challenging an assumption ( generally 2nd perspective)

Question 13

Responds to the argument by

Answer 13

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Question 14

Argument derives it’s conclusion by

Answer 14

Describe

Question 15

Which of the following most accurately describes the technique used in the passage to weaken the argument for the claim

Answer 15

Describe

Question 16

The argument proceeds by implying which one of the following approaches

Answer 16

Describe question