Evaluating an Argument

Question 1

Which statement best summarizes the claim the author makes in the excerpt?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: Convincing people to drink recycled water is a more difficult task than producing it.

Question 2

Which statement is a correct evaluation of the evidence in the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: It is logical because it includes statistics and other scientific data.

Question 3

Which piece of evidence best supports the author’s claim?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Thirteen percent of people in a study said they would never try recycled water.

Question 4

In his article, John Schwartz presents the reasoning that wastewater recycling has a public perception challenge to overcome. Which piece of evidence sufficiently supports this reason?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: Activists have coined the slogan “toilet to tap” to discourage the use of wastewater.

Question 5

These statements are from an evaluation of John Schwartz’s article. Read each statement, then use the drop-down menus to identify the correct order in which the sentences should appear. In his article, John Schwartz explains why convincing the public to use recycled water will be a difficult challenge. Schwartz provides evidence to support his idea, including the results of a study in which 13 percent of participants refused to try recycled water. The article ends with a strong conclusion that identifies ways to overcome the potential public rejection of recycled water. He cites experts who state that for many people there is a “yuck factor” related to the use of treated wastewater.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: 1

Question 6

Which sentence would make an effective concluding statement for an evaluation of John Schwartz’s article?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: Overall, Schwartz’s claim that recycled water faces a public image challenge is well argued and supported with strong evidence.

Question 7

Which reason in this passage shows that it is possible to convince people to use recycled water? [___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: Orange County has a successful water program.

Question 8

What is the best evaluation of the reasoning in this passage? [___]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: It is relevant and logical.

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