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Concept 7 Practice Quiz
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1An ad hominem argument happens when someone attacks a person's [blank_start]___________[blank_end] instead of discussing ideas.
- Acharacter
2A [blank_start]__________[blank_end] dilemma is presented when someone is offered only two choices for a solution.
- Afalse
3A slippery slope is when the arguer ________.
- Aclaims one thing will lead to another and the result will be disastrous
- Bmakes a statement that is too broad
- Cplays on the fears of people by outlining what will happen if a policy is enacted
- Dsupports a claim with solid reasoning
4A [blank_start]_________[blank_end] generalization bases an inference on too small a sample or on an unrepresentative sample. Often, a single example or instance is used as the basis for a broader generalization.
- Ahasty
5Damning the source, or an [blank_start]___[blank_end] [blank_start]_______[blank_end], sometimes called the genetic fallacy, attempts to refute an argument by indicting the source of the argument, rather than the substance of the argument itself.
- Aad
- Bhominem
6Stating an opponent's argument in an extreme or exaggerated form, or attacking a weaker, irrelevant portion of an opponent's argument is called a [blank_start]____________[blank_end] [blank_start]_________[blank_end] argument.
- Astraw
- Bman
7Persuasive arguments contain a major claim, backings, and commentary by the writer on implied ideas relative to the argument. These implied ideas are called warrants.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8The major claim is also known as your [blank_start]______________[blank_end].
- Athesis
9Major claims form the thesis and appear in the introductory paragraph, while minor claims appear in the [blank_start]________[blank_end]of the paper.
- Abody
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- ENGL 1013 Quiz on Concept 7 Practice Quiz, created by Adam Peterson on 15/03/2018.
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