Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 1

Identify a reason that supports the claim.

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The United States has seen significant gains in the number of people covered by health insurance.

Question 2

What elements did you include in your answer? Check any of the boxes that apply.

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The author presents an overall claim.; The authors uses reasons, such as the financial burden from not having insurance.; The argument uses evidential support, such as facts and statistics about the financial costs of poor health among the uninsured.

Question 3

“My brother Bob knows all about this risk . . .”

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anecdotal

Question 4

“My brother Bob knows all about this risk.”

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It tells a personal story to support the claim

Question 5

What would make the paragraph more objective and effective? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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the use of facts and statistics to support the anecdotes; the removal of subjective words such as “needlessly” and “worst”; information about how common anecdotes like these are

Question 6

Which rhetorical appeal does this anecdote mainly use?

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pathos

Question 7

Identify the reason.

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Too few Americans have insurance.

Question 8

Check any that you included in your response.

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Everyone could get insurance.; Everyone could get preventative care.; People would not wait until it was “too late.”

Question 9

What is the solution to the counterargument?

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Study the systems in Canada and Europe.

Question 10

Which of the following possible answers did you include? Check any that you mentioned.

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It uses anecdotal and statistical evidence.; It presents a clear claim.; It supports the claim with reasons.; It supports reasons with evidence.; It appeals to logos and pathos.; While it does rely on some emotion, it also presents facts.

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