Unit 3 Pre-Test

1) Identify the author’s claim in the paragraph.

• The corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue is the most dangerous corner in the community.
• There have been three serious accidents at the corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue.
• The town needs a new traffic light at the corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue.
• Less important projects, like planting new trees and shrubs around the town, should not be prioritized.

2) What reason does the author give to support the claim?

• Some council members believe that it is not within the budget to install a new stoplight on the corner of Stanton Street ad Ames Avenue.
• Representative Stephanie Schmidt's believes that "hundreds of cars speed by while our children are trying to get across the street to their school."
• More stoplights always increase public safety.
• The corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue is unsafe for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.

3) What evidence does the author provide to support the claim?

• The author supports the claim by including council members' arguments that there is not enough money to install a new stoplight.
• The author uses a statement from a local representative, Stephanie Schmidt to support the claim.
• The author uses official town records to prove that three serious accidents have occurred on the corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue.
• The author does not provide evidence to support the claim.

4) Identify the counterclaim addressed in this paragraph.

• Some members of the town council argue that there is no money in the budget to install a new stoplight.
• Some people believe that the money for the new stoplight should be taken from other less important projects.
• Local representative Stephanie Schmidt believes that the corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue is the most dangerous corner in the community.
• Some people believe that there is no stoplight needed at the corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue, but driver's should be more cautious.

5.) How does the author refute the counterclaim?

• The author states that money should be taken from other less important projects, such as planting new trees and shrubs near the town hall.
• The author does not refute the counterclaim
• The author includes evidence from a local representative to refute the counterclaim
• The author states that there have been several serious accidents at th corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue

6) What is another piece of evidence the author might have offered to support the claim? Choose the BEST answer.

• "According to Dr. John Robins, traffic accidents can cause serious injuries to the spine."
• "Most community members would agree that the corner of Stanton Street and Ames Avenue needs a stoplight."
• "A recent study found that stoplights can decrease serious accidents by 70%."
• "Public records demonstrate that planting trees and shrubs has not brought significant benefits to our town."

7) The quote, "I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operation in every southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta Georgia. We have some eighty-give affiliated organizations across the South, and one of them is the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights," by Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of which rhetorical appeal?

• Ethos (Appeal to Authority)
• Pathos (Appeal to Emotion)
• Logos (Appeal to Logic)

8) The quote, "But tonight, we turn the page. Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis," by Barack Obama is an example of which rhetorical appeal?

• Ethos (Appeal to Authority)
• Pathos (Appeal to Emotion)
• Logos (Appeal to Logic)

9) The quote, "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character," by Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of which rhetorical appeal?

• Ethos (Appeal to Authority)
• Pathos (Appeal to Emotion)
• Logos (Appeal to Logic)