QUIZ 3 / SUMMATIVE TEST 3
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- Q1
What type of evidence provides numbers, amounts, or percentages from good sources?
anecdote
quote
reason
statistic
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q2
What brief stories are used to prove a reason or claim in an argument?
statistics
anecdotes
reasons
quotes
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q3
Which refers to facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics?
claim
evidence
argumentsB
counterclaim
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q4
What is the purpose of an argument?
to explain
to inform
to entertain
to persuade
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q5
The following statements are examples of argument, EXCEPT:
The government should regulate D. Manufacturing of cigarettes because smoking is bad for one's health.
Texting while driving should be banned because a lot of accidents happen because of it.
Twenty-five percent of the recorded COVID cases in the country are a result of community transmission.
Divorce should not be legalized because it would significantly affect our society.
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q6
What is the central point or thought that a speaker wants to communicate?
point
evidence
claim
main idea
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q7
What statement is debatable and can be proven with evidence?
main idea
claim
evidence
speech
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q8
What is used to support and strengthen a claim?
point
claim
main idea
evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q9
Which of the following makes the audience believe in the argument presented to them?
point
main idea
claim
evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q10
“Every year, about 42.5 million American adults (or 18.2 percent of the total adult population in the United States) suffer from some mental illness, enduring conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, statistics reveal.”
Identify the type of evidence expressed in each statement.
testimonial evidence
anecdotal evidence
analogical evidence
statistical evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q11
“I have dealt with anxiety my entire life. Because I was not aware of what I had for so long and I did not have any help, I suffered and so did multiple aspects of my academic career.”
anecdotal evidence
analogical evidence
analogical evidence
testimonial evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q12
“The answer, based on the prevalence of mental illness globally, is stunning: 8million people die each year due to mental illness. That is, 8 million deaths could be averted if people with mental illness were to die at the same rate as the general population.” (NIMH)
testimonial evidence
anecdotal evidence
statistical evidence
analogical evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q13
“Smoking can be very detrimental to your health and make your life uncomfortable, but it is possible to quit.”
testimonial evidence
statistical evidence
analogical evidence
anecdotal evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q14
“According to cancer.org, 440,000 deaths a year are caused by tobacco.”
testimonial evidence
anecdotal evidence
statistical evidence
analogical evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15 - Q15
“Even the shortest amount of time that you quit can improve your health.”
analogical evidence
statistical evidence
testimonial evidence
anecdotal evidence
30sEN9LC-IVh-2.15