Argument Analysis - Consolidation Quiz

To remember which elements of a persuasive text to include in your introduction, you should remember:

• The Furious Cassowary Took Over From The Pear-shaped Wombat

• The Angry Tiger Sat Down To Cry Passionately In Africa

• The Very Angry Tiger Saw Nothing To Be Happy About

• Never Eat Soggy Weetbix, Oops This Is Not Geography

There are ten elements you need to identify when first annotating a persuasive text. These are...

• Text type, author, title, source, date, tone, contention, purpose, issue, audience

• Text type, author, title, source, date, techniques, content, purpose, identify, attack

• Text, authority, title, statistics, date, tone, core argument, secondary argument, third argument, author

• None of the above

What is an issue?

• The writer's opinion on the topic

• The problem or debate that the piece is responding to

• A smaller point made by the writer

• The writer's feeling about the topic

Identify the text type.

• Opinion piece.

• Blog post.

• Newsletter

• Advertisement

Identify the issue.

• Facial recognition technology is being used more by big companies.

• Facial recognition is technology that can be used in a variety of ways.

• Does facial recognition technology threaten personal freedoms?

• None of the above.

What is a contention?

• The writer's main point of view on the issue

• The evidence used to support an argument

• The topic that the piece is about

• A supporting point made by the writer

What is an argument (in Argument Analysis)?

• A fight between two people

• The writer's overall point of view on the issue

• A point made by the writer to support their contention

• The issue or problem that is being discussed

When analysing a persuasive text, when should you give your own opinion on the issue?

• In the introduction only

• In the conclusion only

• Never

• In the introduction and conclusion

What is meant by the intended audience?

• the focus of the introduction

• the target audience is who owns the publication the article appeared in

• the audience the article is attempting to persuade

• the audience the article is attempting to ridicule

What is meant by tone

• Tone refers to the attitude the writer has towards their target audience

• Tone refers to how much sarcasm is used by the writer

• Tone refers to the voice or attitude of the writer

• Tone refers to the colour used in an image