Analyze Author's Claim and Evaluating Arguments

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Once an author selects his topic and establishes his purpose, they then have to produce a ____.
claim
reason
evidence
explanation
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To further strengthen the claim, the author must use ____
claim
reasons
evidence
All of these
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
To better persuade a reader or audience member, an author can use which persuasive appeal.
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
All of these
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This persuasive technique uses facts and logic (empirical and logical evidence) to appeal to an audience’s sense of reason or common sense
rhetoric
pathos
logos
ethos
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The author’s argument can be traced and ________________.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is not an arguable claim made by the author?
It’s a huge, dangerous, maybe impossible project.
I could tell you that we shouldn’t keep all our eggs in this increasingly fragile basket—one good meteor strike and we all join the non-avian dinosaurs.
And have you noticed the weather lately?
Humanity was born on Earth. Are we going to stay here? I suspect—I hope—the answer is no.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What type of supporting evidence should the author add to strengthen the argument?
Empirical Evidence -
Logical Evidence
Anecdotal Evidence
None of these
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
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