Spring 2023 Final Exam Review

What is a claim?

• a lesson or message taught by the author

• an author's statement of position or stance on an issue

• evidence to support an idea

• an author's attitude about a subject

What is the CLAIM (or main idea) of this paragraph?

Everyone should download emoji's on their electronic devices. Emojis are a newer addition to texting and there are a total of 845 emojis that have different expressions. After all, they are free, expressive, and add a little something to any text!

• Emojis are a newer addition to texting.

• Everyone should download emoji's on their electronic devices.

• There are a total of 845 emojis that have different expressions.

• After all, they are free, expressive, and add a little something to any text!

What is the CLAIM (or main idea) of this paragraph?

Social media is ruining many friendships today, and this needs to change. Over 75% of today's teens have a social media account and are more comfortable interacting over the internet rather than face-to-face. As a result, many teens say and post things online that they wouldn't normally do in person. These types of posts can have a negative effect on friendships and relationships.

• These types of posts can have a negative effect on friendships and relationships.

• As a result, many teens say and post things online that they wouldn't normally do in person.

• Over 75% of today's teens have a social media account and are more comfortable interacting over the internet rather than face-to-face.

• Social media is ruining many friendships today, and this needs to change

What is evidence?

• a lesson or message taught by the author

• an author's statement of position or stance on an issue

• facts, documentation, or testimony used to back up a claim

• an author's attitude about a subject

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online .

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: Snapchat is dangerous for young people.

Evidence: Snapchat is an app that allows users to all filters to photos.

• Yes

• No

A synonym for predicament is

• breakthrough

• solution

• crisis

• expedition

A question asked to achieve a a particular effect rather than to seek

an answer is an example of

• parallelism

• repetition

• faulty reasoning

• rhetorical question

Faulty reasoning can be defined as

• a statement used to support a claim.

• a reasonable conclusion based on evidence that is not supported by evidence.

• an argument for the opposing viewpoint.

• author's attitude towards a subject.

An example of faulty reasoning is

• I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.

• Oh, please. What would you know about labor laws? You don’t even have a job.

• You need to go to the party with me, otherwise you’ll just be bored at home.

• A driver with a New York license plate cuts you off in traffic. You decide that all New York drivers are terrible drivers.