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NC English II EOC analyzing argument and author's craft overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is the central claim of an argument?

  2. An author writes, 'Some say a later start disrupts sports, but practices can be shifted.' The first half is:

  3. An author claims a diet works because 'three of my friends lost weight on it.' The reasoning flaw is:

  4. Which evidence most strongly supports the claim that a bike program cut car traffic?

  5. A false-cause fallacy occurs when an author:

  6. A speaker says, 'As a doctor with twenty years treating these patients, I urge you to act.' This is primarily:

  7. What is the difference between ethos, pathos, and logos?

  8. An author repeats 'We cannot wait' at the start of three paragraphs. The effect is to:

  9. An author follows a long paragraph with a single sentence: 'It was gone.' The effect is to:

  10. Analyzing an author's craft means:

  11. A passage praising a new mall lists only its benefits and never mentions its costs. This is:

  12. How does acknowledging and rebutting a counterclaim usually affect an argument?