Unit 7 Flashcards
One who helps a person or cause is a(n) ______.
benefactor
In “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau’s writing reflects that he has a(n) ______ view.
negatively biased
Sounds added to a media message during editing to make a scene seem more realistic or exciting are ______.
sound effects
In “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau says that “the only obligation” he has “the right to assume” is to do what ________ tells him is right.
his conscience
Which of these indicates bias in a text?
- the inclusion or exclusion of information
- loaded words
- an overtly positive or negative tone toward the subject
The word _______ means to express strong disapproval of something or someone.
censure
In “The Proper Place for Sports,” Roosevelt uses an appeal to ________ when he describes his qualifications and experience as a war commander.
ethos
Which word means “a feeling of humiliation”?
chagrin
The speaker in “A Modest Proposal” states that poor people can make money by selling their children as ____.
food
In “A Modest Proposal,” Swift uses ______ to express the opposite of what he actually means.
verbal irony
In “A Modest Proposal,” which of these is an advantage the speaker gives for his proposal?
It would cause husbands to be less abusive of their wives.
A ____________ is created when a situation is described as if there were only two possible choices, when there are actually several.
false dilemma
By presenting himself as an average person of average income and possessions, Nixon used the ________ fallacy in his “Checkers” speech.
plain folks
_________ is a personal attack on another individual to distract the audience from the issue and to cause them to view the individual in a negative way.
ad hominem
A(n) ________ is an error in reasoning that produces a flawed argument.
fallacy
