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1. Audiences are persuaded by informal logic because they can: A….
1. Audiences are persuaded by informal logic because they can:
A. reason from the specific to the general.
B. develop arguments by filling in missing information.
C. reason from the general to the specific.
D. more easily understand it than formal logic.
2. The comparative advantage approach differs from the refutational approach in that it focuses on:
A. disproving others’ claims.
B. identifying the cause of the problem.
C. the advantages of the speaker’s proposed solution.
D. the emotions of the audience.
3. What is one of the three parts of an argument according to Stephen Toulmin?
A. warrant
B. major premise
C. pathos
D. conclusion
4. Which is one of the three major types of claims?
A. definition
B. argument
C. accuracy
D. policy
5. What is one of three parts of a formal argument according to Aristotle?
A. major premise
B. factual reasoning
C. inference
D. argument
6. In what ways do appeals and arguments generally align with feelings and thinking?
A. Appeals inspire feelings; arguments inspire thinking.
B. Appeals inspire thinking; arguments inspire feelings.
C.Feelings inspire arguments; thinking inspires appeals.
D. Feelings inspire appeals; thinking inspires arguments.
7. How is the academic study of persuasion defined?
A. as a general attempt to influence someone
B. as a process of influencing others through speaking and writing
C. as a request made to another person with the intent of influencing
D. as a reasoned claim, or series of claims, supported by evidence
8. A persuasive appeal evokes feeling, but a persuasive argument attempts to influence by:
A. instilling a sense of loyalty.
B. offering a series of reasons.
C. making a threat or using force.
D. judging or assessing guilt.
9. What is the key concept of Maslow’s theory of motivation?
A. People are motivated to satisfy higher-order needs before basic needs.
B. People are motivated to change because of reasoned or rational choices that are in their best interest.
C. Basic needs have to be satisfied before one can appeal to higher-order needs.
D. People can be motivated to change through influential appeals to reason.
10. Which is one of Aristotle’s three main forms of persuasive appeal?
A. appeals to needs
B. arguments of one’s best interest
C. appeals to character traits
D. appeals to informal logic
