Test #2

Question 0

Allusion

Answer 0

A reference to an historical event, text, person etc. outside the text

Question 1

Inference

Answer 1

A conclusion about the unknown based on the known

Question 2

Analogy

Answer 2

A means of argument through the use of comparison

Question 3

Authoritative Testimony

Answer 3

Expert testimony other than the author’s used to validate and support his/her claims
Ex:
-recognizable experts in a particular field (psychologist/historians/philosophers),
-court cases/rulings (Supreme Court etc.),
-religious texts (Bible/Koran/Tao Te Ching etc),
-historical/political documents (constitution/declaration of independence, etc.),
-eyewitness testimony (other than the author)

Question 4

Purpose (the more general definition)

Answer 4

Author’s rhetorical intention; what he or she is attempting to accomplish

Question 5

Forensic Argument

Answer 5

About the past

Question 6

Deliberative Argument

Answer 6

About the future