Comparing Arguments from Diverse Perspectives — Unit test

Question 1

Examine the public service ad.

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parents

Question 2

Study the image.

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emotional appeal

Question 3

Why might a public service campaign about recycling include a video game like this one? Select two options.

Question 4

Which statements are examples of ethics rather than laws? Select two options.Journalists must claim their right to freedom of speech.Journalists must double-check all sources used in an article.Journalists cannot knowingly make false statements about people.Journalists must research and report the news without bias.Journalists cannot write an article in order to incite violence.

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Journalists must double-check all sources used in an article.; Journalists must research and report the news without bias.

Question 5

Read the passage.(1) State leaders must ensure the safety of all citizens by stopping the construction of landfills. (2) Piles of garbage in an area close to homes can cause harmful diseases. (3) My uncle lived very close to a landfill and recently became very ill. (4) I am certain that many of his neighbors have also suffered due to the harmful nature of the landfill.

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The reason is not logically sound, because the writer does not connect the reason to the claim.

Question 6

Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace. . . .. . . The study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. . . .Data from the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with its findings that the majority of Egyptians are not online. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the total population do not use the internet. When looking specifically at those with a college education, use of social media for obtaining political information is more prevalent than in other segments of the population. Though most of the country is disconnected from the internet, 84% of those who are online say they visit social networking sites for news about Egypt’s political situation. These findings point to social media’s important role in spreading information, but do not necessarily indicate that social media was a mobilizing force in the uprisings.

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to show that even though social media use was limited, it was often directly connected to politics

Question 7

Read the two passages about school uniforms.Passage 1"What should I wear today? Will this help me fit in?” If we listen to recent studies, which reveal the impact that school uniforms have, our children no longer have to ask themselves those questions. Uniforms decrease fighting. Uniforms decrease drug use. Uniforms decrease vandalism. There is no other possible solution to fix our schools.Passage 2When schools introduce uniforms, students become complacent, no longer interested in individuality. When schools introduce uniforms, schools lose their identities, blending in to look the same as other schools. When schools introduce uniforms, what is the true cost? The unfortunate answer will come as no surprise.

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Passage 1 uses tricolon and an overstatement, while passage 2 uses anaphora and a rhetorical question.

Question 8

Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.Now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the Arab uprisings.In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Bahrain. Bit.ly links, or short URLs, are predominantly used in social media such as Twitter. The authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.Instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings.

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by examining the type of web links that were generated in nations that took part in the Arab uprisings

Question 9

Read the excerpt from an editorial.State lawmakers are considering overturning a law that forbids the sale of lottery tickets on Sundays. Proponents of the bill claim that the reason for the potential change is a result of consumer demand. These "state leaders” clearly have no concept of how to maintain family values. Playing the lottery is just as despicable as gambling in a casino and should be outlawed altogether.

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Placing “state leaders” in quotation marks indicates that the writer is mocking the lawmakers.

Question 10

Read the passage.The salaries of athletes who take part in professional sports are well earned and well deserved. These athletes benefit more than just fans like me. In a recent survey, 92 percent of children stated that they viewed at least one athlete as a role model; 75 percent go on to state that they learn about fair play and sportsmanship from professional athletes. While not all athletes exhibit sportsmanship, most kids focus on athletes with admirable traits, since 76 percent of children surveyed agree that it is never okay to taunt an opponent.

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The author presents empirical evidence, then uses logical evidence to highlight the connection between the data and the claim.

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