Persuasion In The Media Age

The Reasoning Process

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Premises and evidence are types of
		A)	data.
		B)	claims.
		C)	warrants.
		D)	reasoning processes.


2	Which type of data is a statement from a source about a given topic.
		A)	premises
		B)	example
		C)	testimony
		D)	statistics


3	A mean is which type of data?
		A)	inferential statistic
		B)	measure of central tendency
		C)	testimony
		D)	all of the above


4	Argument by example is an example of what kind of reasoning?
		A)	inductive
		B)	differential
		C)	descriptive
		D)	deductive


5	Which type of reasoning uses the enthymeme?
		A)	argument by sign
		B)	argument by causal generalization
		C)	deductive arguments
		D)	all of the above


6	Narratives may be evaluated using
		A)	the syllogism.
		B)	narrative infidelity.
		C)	narrative probability.
		D)	all of the above.


7	Structural coherence assesses the ability of a narrative to
		A)	use believable characters.
		B)	be consistent with itself.
		C)	reflect social reality.
		D)	all of the above.


8	The test of relevancy evaluates
		A)	if the evidence offered in support of claim actually supports that claim.
		B)	if a source is consistent with other sources.
		C)	if a source is consistent with itself.
		D)	if data is current enough to support its claim.


9	Which test of evidence probes the bias of a source?
		A)	ability
		B)	willingness
		C)	identification
		D)	context


10	"We should not ban handguns. After all, once we start to ban handguns, we'll have to ban butter knives because people can kill each other with those." Which fallacy does this speaker commit?
		A)	ad hominem
		B)	slippery slope
		C)	ad verecundiam
		D)	begging the question

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