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Analyzing Arguments MCQs

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Analyzing Arguments MCQs

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On what does Quinn rely in making her argument?

  1. A. statistics
  2. B. emotion
  3. C. fairness
  4. D. anecdotes E. actualities
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What is the point at issue between Quinn and Dakota?

  1. A. whether sixteen-year-olds should be required to take drivers education before being issued a license.
  2. B. whether schools ought to provide drivers education to fourteen- and fifteen-year-old students.
  3. C. whether the standards for issuing drivers licenses should become more stringent.
  4. D. whether sixteen-year-olds are prepared to drive in today. E. whether parents are able to do a good job teaching their children to drive.
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Which of the following methods of argument is used in the previous passage?

  1. A. a specific example that illustrates the speaker.
  2. B. attacking the beliefs of those who disagree with the speaker.
  3. C. relying on an analogy to prove the speaker.
  4. D. displaying statistics that back up the speaker. E. comparing different methods of learning.
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Which of the following best expresses the main point of the passage?

  1. A. Only veterans care about the flag-burning issue.
  2. B. Flag burning almost never happens, so outlawing it is a waste of time.
  3. C. Flag burning will be a very important issue in the next election.
  4. D. To outlaw flag burning is to outlaw what the flag represents. E. Burning the flag should only be illegal when it is done in foreign countries.
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Which of the following, if true, would weaken the speaker's argument?

  1. A. An action is not considered a part of freedom of speech.
  2. B. People who burn the flag usually commit other crimes as well.
  3. C. The flag was not recognized by the government until 1812.
  4. D. State flags are almost never burned. E. Most people are against flag burning.
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Which of the following is similar to the argument made by the speaker?

  1. A. The rich should not be allowed to "buy" politicians, so the Congress should enact campaign finance reform.
  2. B. The idea of freedom of religion also means the right not to participate in religion, so mandated school prayer violates freedom of religion.
  3. C. The Constitution guarantees freedom to own property, so taxes should be illegal.
  4. D. Convicted felons should not have their convictions overturned on a technicality. E. In order to understand what may be constitutional today, one needs to look at what the laws were when the Constitution was enacted.
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The image of a knitter as an older woman sitting in a comfortable, old-fashioned living room with a basket of yarn at her feet and a bun in her hair is one of the past. As knitting continues to become more popular and increasingly trendy, it is much more difficult to describe the average knitter. Knitters today might be 18, 28, 40, or 65. They might live in a big urban center and take classes in a knit- ting shop that doubles as a café or they may gather in suburban coffee shops to support one another in knitting and other aspects of life. They could be college roommates knitting in their dorm room or two senior citizens knitting in a church hall. Even men are getting in the act. It would be incredibly difficult to come up with an accurate profile of a contemporary knitter to replace that image of the old woman with the basket of yarn! This paragraph best supports the statement that

  1. A. people are returning to knitting in an attempt to reconnect with simpler times.
  2. B. knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby.
  3. C. creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common.
  4. D. today's knitters are much less accomplished than knitters of the past. E. young people are turning to knitting in record numbers.
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Originating in the 1920s, the Pyramid scheme is one of the oldest con games going. Honest people are often pulled in, thinking the scheme is a legitimate investment enterprise. The first customer to "fall for" the Pyramid scheme will actually make big money and will therefore persuade friends and relatives to join also. The chain then continues with the con artist who originated the scheme pocketing, rather than investing, the money. Finally, the pyramid collapses, but by that time, the scam artist will usually have moved out of town, leaving no forwarding address. This paragraph best supports the statement that

  1. A. it is fairly easy to spot a Pyramid scheme in the making.
  2. B. he first customer of a Pyramid scheme is the most gullible.
  3. C. the people who set up Pyramid schemes are able to fool honest people.
  4. D. the Pyramid scheme had its heyday in the 1920s, but it's making a comeback. E. the Pyramid scheme got its name from its structure.
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Close-up images of Mars by the Mariner 9 probe indicated networks of valleys that looked like the stream beds on Earth. These images also implied that Mars once had an atmosphere that was thick enough to trap the sun's heat. If this were true, something happened to Mars billions of years ago that stripped away the planet's atmosphere. This paragraph best supports the statement that

  1. A. Mars now has little or no atmosphere.
  2. B. Mars once had a thicker atmosphere than Earth does.
  3. C. the Mariner 9 probe took the first pictures of Mars.
  4. D. Mars is closer to the sun than Earth is. E. Mars is more mountainous than Earth is.
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The image of a knitter as an older woman sitting in a comfortable, old-fashioned living room with a basket of yarn at her feet and a bun in her hair is one of the past. As knitting continues to become more popular and increasingly trendy, it is much more difficult to describe the average knitter. Knitters today might be 18, 28, 40, or 65. They might live in a big urban center and take classes in a knitting shop that doubles as a café or they may gather in suburban coffee shops to support one another in knitting and other aspects of life. They could be college roommates knitting in their dorm room or two senior citizens knitting in a church hall. Even men are getting in the act. It would be incredibly difficult to come up with an accurate profile of a contemporary knitter to replace that image of the old woman with the basket of yarn! This paragraph best supports the statement that

  1. A. people are returning to knitting in an attempt to reconnect with simpler times.
  2. B. knitting is now more of a group activity, as opposed to an individual hobby.
  3. C. creating an accurate profile of a particular type of person depends on the people in this group having traits and characteristics in common.
  4. D. today's knitters are much less accomplished than knitters of the past. E. young people are turning to knitting in record numbers.
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Most Reality TV centers on two common motivators: fame and money. The shows transform waitresses, hairdressers, investment bankers, counselors, and teachers, to name a few, from obscure figures to house-hold names. A lucky few successfully parlay their fifteen minutes of fame into celebrity. The luckiest stars of Reality TV also reap huge financial rewards for acts including eating large insects, marrying someone they barely know, and revealing their innermost thoughts to millions of people. This paragraph best supports the statement that

  1. A. the stars of Reality TV are interested in being rich and famous.
  2. B. Reality TV is the best thing that has happened to network television in a long time.
  3. C. for Reality TV stars, fame will last only as long as their particular television show.
  4. D. traditional dramas and sitcoms are being replaced by Reality TV programming at an alarming rate. E. Reality TV shows represent a new wave of sensationalistic, low quality programming.
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During the last six years, the number of practicing physicians has increased by about 20%. During the same time period, the number of healthcare managers has increased by more than 600%. These percentages mean that many doctors have lost the authority to make their own schedules, determine the fees that they charge, and decide on prescribed treatments. This paragraph best supports the statement that doctors

  1. A. resent the interference of healthcare managers.
  2. B. no longer have adequate training.
  3. C. care a great deal about their patients.
  4. D. are less independent than they used to be. E. are making a lot less money than they used to make.
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