Persuasion

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1. A writer's/speaker's tone should always be reasonable to convince the audience of his respect for the oppositions viewpoint.

True

False

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2. An argument involves the process of establishing a claim and then proving it with the use of logical reasons, research and examples.

True

False

3. The essential ingredients of a argument are

An issue, a position

An issue, a position, reasons and evidence

An issue, a position, and reasons

An issue

4. The three types of appeals are

Ethos, lingos and pathos

Echoes, pathos and lingos

Ethos, pathos and logos

5. A thesis statement answers the question: "What am I trying to prove?"

True

False

6. Logos is

An appeal to reason

An appeal to emotion

An appeal to one's character

7. Pathos is

An appeal to reason

An appeal to emotion

An appeal to one's character

8. The role of an audience is absolutely inessential to an argument.

True

False

9. Ethos is

An appeal to reason

An appeal to emotion

An appeal to one's character

10. An argument is the big picture and what the speaker/author is striving for.

True

False

11. Which of the examples below is a good thesis statement about the need for V-chips in television sets?

This paper will describe a V-chip and examine the uses of the V-chip in American-made television sets.

12. Persuasion is a specific type of argument based on principles of logic and reasoning.

True

False

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