Word Choice and Evidence in Wheels of Change, Part 3

Question 1

Which sentence best summarizes the viewpoint Sue Macy explains in the passage?

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Some disapproved of women riding bicycles because they feared it would give women greater independence.

Question 2

Read each quotation from the chapter, and use the drop-down menus to identify the viewpoint. “By the time Krauss published his case study, other physicians had begun chronicling a wide variety of medical ills allegedly related to the bicycle.” “At a prayer-meeting the other night Samuel Stanley arose and denounced the act of bicycle-riding as unladylike, unchristian and a disgrace to the church.” “The medical experts and religious leaders charged with ensuring women's physical and moral welfare rejected [Charlotte Smith’s] predictions of doom and damnation as being greatly exaggerated.”

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against cycling; Selection 1: against cycling; Selection 2: against cycling; Selection 3: in favor of cycling

Question 3

Question 6

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against cycling

Question 4

Question 7

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in favor of cycling

Question 5

Which details support the viewpoint that bicycling is unhealthy? Check all that apply.

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“He took a four-mile, 25-minute ride with his friends that left him severely distressed.”; “He had a severe pain on the left side of his chest.”; “The doctor's diagnosis was short and to the point: ‘over-bicycling.’”

Question 6

Use the drop-down menus to identify the type of evidence presented in each supporting detail. “He took a four-mile, 25-minute ride with his friends that left him severely distressed.” “But his symptoms worsened overnight, and his heart was still racing at 130 beats per minute when Krauss saw him two months later.” “The doctor's diagnosis was short and to the point: ‘over-bicycling.’”

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description; Selection 1: description; Selection 2: fact; Selection 3: expert testimony

Question 7

Question 13

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fact

Question 8

Question 14

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expert testimony

Question 9

Which group of words have strong negative connotations? Which viewpoint is supported by the words with strong negative connotations?

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Selection 1: evil, alarming, immorality; Selection 2: Cycling is a threat to women’s morality.

Question 10

Smith chose the underlined words for a reason. What effect did she hope to have on the audience by using words with strong negative connotations?

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She wanted to persuade others that women should not ride bicycles.

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