Revision Skills

Question 1

What type off organization consists of a sequence of events presented in order of occurrence?

Answer 1

Chronological organization

Question 2

What type of organization consists of information that is presented in order of importance from greatest to least or least to greatest?

Answer 2

Emphatic organization

Question 3

What type of organization consists of information presented in order of specificity, either from general to specific or specific to general?

Answer 3

Generality organization

Question 4

What type of organization consists of information about things or ideas that is presented in order to compare and contrast them?

Answer 4

Comparison organization

Question 5

What type of organization consists of information about the relationship between a cause or causes and the effects produced by the causes?

Answer 5

Cause effect organization

Question 6

What type off evidence references the writers own knowledge witnessed firsthand?

Answer 6

Observation

Question 7

Statistics are often given great respect as a source of evidence. However, consider the following:

“There has been a steady increase/decrease in percent over a period of time. Therefore, we’ll see 100% or 0% in the future.”

What is the problem with this

Answer 7

Although the statistics do show an increase or decrease, it does not follow that a final result will be 100% or 0%.

“There has been a steady increase/decrease in percent over a period of time. Therefore, we can expect it to increase or decrease.”

Question 8

What type of evidence relies on experts, groups, organizations, scholarly works, and testimonials?

Answer 8

Authority

Question 9

What type of evidence relies on the application of logic?

Answer 9

Reasoning