Evaluation of Evidence and Types of Evidence
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- Q1Sufficiency means...enoughlimitedtoo muchevaluation30sEditDelete
- Q2Suasive means...a word that is attempting to persuadea word that is attempting to forgeta word that is attempting to intimidatea word that is attempting to confuse30sEditDelete
- Q3Connotation of a word means...the opposite definition of a wordthe feeling of a wordthe dictionary definition of a word30sEditDelete
- Q4Denotation meansthe opposite meaning of a wordthe dictionary definition of a wordthe feeling of a word30sEditDelete
- Q5When we as rhetorical readers note the qualitative nature of evidence, what are we noticing?The author is using unreliable evidence.The author is using trustworthy sources.The author is using evidence that involves numbers.The author is using evidence that describes the characteristics of things.30sEditDelete
- Q6Quantitative evidence means the evidence involves...expert testimonynumbersdescriptionsunreliable facts30sEditDelete
- Q7When an author uses suasive language in a piece of evidence, does it destroy the evidence's credibility completely?NoYes30sEditDelete
- Q8The more the suasive language a piece of evidence has, the _____ credibility it has.moreless30sEditDelete
- Q9How can we begin to determine if a piece of evidence is appropriate for the audience of a piece?by highlighting subjects and verbsby dividing the textby looking at its qualitative or quantitative nature30sEditDelete
- Q10Author's purpose. Definition:what the author claims to be truewhat the author is trying to do or accomplish by writing the a piecewhat the author includes as evidence30sEditDelete
- Q11All of these are things that make a piece of evidence sufficient EXCEPT...names of researchersinaccuraciesdatesinstitution that conducted the research30sEditDelete
- Q12Evidence: The professor from UCSD claimed that, "Only a fool would ignore the fact that kelp forests help marine fauna thrive."FESRCHBET30sEditDelete
- Q13In 2013, sea otters help restore the kelp forests near Monterey Bay by consuming the sea urchins that were feasting on the kelp and obliterating entire ecosystems.HSRclaimFE30sEditDelete
- Q14If more cold water shows up this year off the coast of San Diego, it may bring back otters that will in turn, begin to decrease the sea urchin population.FEclaimHCHB30sEditDelete
- Q15Jeff Watanabe suspects it may also have helped drive the urchin boom. To him, the warm water weakened kelp, but failed to kill it.FECHBETclaim30sEditDelete
- Q16People who don't pay attention to kelp forests are ignoring the fact that ecosystems are complex and can't be ignored.claimHETCHB30sEditDelete
- Q17CHB =currently held beliefcomplexity half beliefcommonly held belief30sEditDelete
- Q18Hhypothesishypotheticalhippocampushypocritical30sEditDelete
- Q19FEFactual ExampleFactual EffervescenceFactual EffortFactual Evidence30sEditDelete
- Q20SR = all of the above EXCEPTstatisticsnumbersdatesdescriptions30sEditDelete