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The process of communication involves the interaction of three essential elements: the writer or speaker, the _______________, and the subject.
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B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
There are three primary tactics of persuasion: ethos, pathos and logos. Which of the following means: appeals based on the trustworthiness of the speaker?
3.
There are three primary tactics of persuasion: ethos, pathos and logos. Which of the following means: appeals to the emotions and deepest-held values of the audience?
4.
There are three primary tactics of persuasion: ethos, pathos and logos. Which of the following means: appeals to logic, reasoning, and evidence?
5.
Some writers begin with a strong ethos because of who they are; they have immediate ___________.
6.
In your essay, your _______ states your main idea.
7.
Your thesis should be closely tied to your purpose: to _________ on your own experience.
8.
Your thesis should be closely tied to your purpose: to _________ some aspect of your topic.
9.
Your thesis should be closely tied to your purpose: to _________ for a position or course of action.
10.
When evaluating your thesis, you should ask yourself some questions about your working thesis. Choose the question that does not belong.
A. 
B. 
Is it manageable in the length and time I have?
C. 
Is it interesting to my intended readers?
D. 
11.
Your teachers may have told you that your paragraphs should flow. Writing that flows is __________.
12.
Critical thinking begins with critical __________.
13.
The kinds of faulty reasoning called logical fallacies reflect a
failure to provide sufficient evidence for a claim that is being made.
Which of the following fallacies occurs when the claim is restated and passed off as evidence?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
The kinds of faulty reasoning called logical fallacies reflect a
failure to provide sufficient evidence for a claim that is being made.
Which of the following fallacies occurs when: one maintains that one thing inevitably will cause something else to happen.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
The kinds of faulty reasoning called logical fallacies reflect a
failure to provide sufficient evidence for a claim that is being made.
Which of the following fallacies occurs when: a broad claim is made on the basis of a few occurrences.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
16.
The immediate context refers to where the text was written and read or heard, but the broader context refers to:
A. 
The country the author resides in.
B. 
The larger cultural and historical circumstances in which a text is produced and read.
C. 
The relationship between the piece of writing or speaking.
17.
_______, whether they appear in print, video, or any other medium, often deal with personal and private experiences, but they do not have to be based on explicitly personal topics.
18.
You must consider the __________ situation before you write, and that includes writer, audience, purpose, topic, and context.
19.
The use of faulty logic or poor arguments is called....
20.
(slanted language) means using biased or prejudiced word choices that
predispose a reader to one position. Though it may be under suspect to
reasonable audience members, this may also be an effective way to sway
an audience.
21.
In writing you may be asked to identify a particular problem and explain why your solution is the best one. Which keyword does that define?
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B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
22.
An occasion you might use to spark your reflective writing is:
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B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
23.
In writing you may be asked to find connections among a set of facts, events or readings, and make them meaningful. Which keyword does that define?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
24.
The module I theme was ___________.