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Announcements

• Midterm will be on Monday. It will cover all material discussed in class from day 1 through the end of the week.

• STUDY HINTS!!!:– Know/use 4 Keys to Credibility

– Practice identifying rhetoric

– Practice writing in space provided

– Be sure to review quiz #1 & #2.

Midterm

• Bring a Scantron.

• You do not need to bring paper for the short answer portion. I will provide paper for you to write on.

• 20% of your grade.

Homework

Review Practice Midterm

Questions

HW:

Credibility of a Source

1. A number of your friends have taken up jogging, and you

wonder whether taking it up might have genuine health benefits

for you. Who would be the most credible source to ask?

a. Your family physician

b. A magazine for runners

c. A friend who teaches physical education in high school

d. The author of a best-selling book on sports medicine

Justify your answer in the space provided by identifying the pros

and cons for each option:

Groups:


2. You are looking at a sailboat that you’re considering buying,

but you’ve never owned one before and don’t know whether

you should buy this one. Who would be the most credible source

to ask?

a. The boat salesman at the marina that owns the boat

b. A boat salesman from another marina

c. A friend who has owned several similar boats

d. A buyer’s guide published by a sailing magazine


and/or cons for each option:

Groups:


3. It’s quite important that you travel to another town about four

hours away by car, but you are concerned about whether you

should drive because of adverse weather conditions.

a. the local television news

b. the local newspaper

c. a friend who has made the trip in all kinds of weather

d. the state police telephone service

e. the local police department


and/or cons for each option:

HW:

Using RhetoricGroups

Read the following short passage and respond to the

assignments the follow:

“Global warming activists have not presented the entire truth

about global warming.”

Use two or more different rhetorical devices to restate this

passage. You cannot use the same device more than once for

credit. Please write clearly and use complete sentences.

Justify the usage of your rhetorical devices by correctly

explaining what devices were used and how they were

implemented. Please write clearly and use complete

sentences.

HW:Analyzing an Argument with Rhetoric

Groups

1All that effort spent giving Kuwait back to the Kuwaitis

was like taking a crime syndicate away from one Mafia

boss and handing it to another. The Kuwaitis already 2own half the civilized world, and we’ve put them back

in the driver’s seat. Their 3so-called “justice” system is

handing out cruel punishments to alleged collaborators,

many of whom were simply trying to stay alive during

the Iraqi occupation. 4Way to go guys! You’re awesome.

Issue:?

Whether it was a good idea to exert all the effort to give

Kuwait back to the Kuwaitis.


Groups








Argument:

1. P - Kuwaitis (leaders) are corrupt/bad.

2. P - Kuwaitis (leaders) hand out cruel punishment to those who

didn’t deserve it.

3 C - No. Not a good idea to give Kuwait back to Kuwaitis.


Groups








Rhetoric:

1. Rhetorical Analogy

2. Hyperbole

3. Downplayer

4. Sarcasm

Group Exercise Review

Exercise 5-91. What is the issue the author is addressing?

– Whether it is good that Congress cut funds for the superconducting super collider in Texas.

2. What is the author's stance on the issue?– It is good.

3. Identify the argument (with conclusion and premises) if they exist. – Conclusion: It is good

– Premise: Because benefit outweighed by quickly growing costs.

4. What rhetorical devices, if any, has the author used in the passage? 1. None really. No real stereotype used.

2. Downplayer or innuendo

3. Might be hyperbole (depends on reality).

4. None. It’s a common term.

5. Rhetorical analogy

6. Rhetorical analogy

Review

Which of the following descriptions best captures the

difference between a euphemism and a dysphemism?

a. A dysphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a

reader's attitude, and a euphemism is employed to create

a positive effect on a reader's attitude.

b. A dysphemism is a form of rhetoric but a euphemism is

not.

c. A euphemism is employed to create a negative effect on a

reader's attitude, and a dysphemism is employed to create

a positive effect on a reader's attitude.

d. A euphemism is a form of rhetoric but a dysphemism is

not.

Review

This rhetorical device allows someone to insinuate something

deprecatory about someone or something without actually

saying it.

A) loaded question

B) downplayer

C) hyperbole

D) innuendo

E) proof surrogate

F) euphemism

G) weaseler

H) stereotype

Review

This rhetorical device is phrased as a question that rests upon

one or more unwarranted or unjustified assumptions.

A) loaded question

B) downplayer

C) hyperbole

D) sarcasm

E) proof surrogate

F) euphemism

G) weaseler

H) stereotype

Review

This rhetorical device works by protecting a claim from

criticism by watering it down so as to give the speaker a way

out in the case that the claim is challenged.

A) loaded question

B) downplayer

C) hyperbole

D) sarcasm

E) proof surrogate

F) euphemism

G) weaseler

H) stereotype

I) innuendo

J) dysphemism

Review

This rhetorical device works by attempting to make someone

or something less significant or important.

A) loaded question

B) downplayer

C) hyperbole

D) sarcasm

E) proof surrogate

F) euphemism

G) weaseler

H) stereotype

I) innuendo

J) dysphemism

Review

This rhetorical device is best described as an extravagant

overstatement.

A) loaded question

B) downplayer

C) hyperbole

D) sarcasm

E) proof surrogate

F) euphemism

G) weaseler

H) stereotype

I) innuendo

J) dysphemism

Review

This rhetorical device works by suggesting that there is

evidence or authority for a claim without actually citing this

evidence.

A) loaded question

B) downplayer

C) hyperbole

D) sarcasm

E) proof surrogate

F) euphemism

G) weaseler

H) stereotype

I) innuendo

J) dysphemism

Review

The main factor(s) for assessing the

credibility of a claim is (are)

a. The believability of the claim itself.

b. The credibility of the source.

c. Both a) and b)

d. Whether Oprah believes it is true.

Review

The winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straight-A student

whose favorite subject is science, which isn’t surprising, since

students interested in science learn to pay attention to details.

Identify the choice that best states the primary issue discussed

in the passage.

a. Whether it’s surprising that this year’s spelling bee winner

enjoys science.

b. b. Whether science students learn to pay attention to

detail.

c. Whether the winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straight-

A student.

d. Whether learning science teaches a student to pay

attention to details.

Review




Which of the following statements is a premise for the

argument presented in the passage?

a. It’s not surprising that this year’s spelling bee winner

enjoys science.

b. Students interested in science learn to pay attention to

detail.

c. The winner of this year’s spelling bee is a straight-A

student.

d. There is no premise because there is no argument

presented in the passage.

Review




Which of the following best describes the argument presented

in the passage?

a. Deductive argument

b. Inductive argument

c. Not an argument. It is an explanation.

d. There is neither an argument nor explanation presented in

the passage.

Review

Moore: The administration’s latest Iraq proposal may just

make matters worse.

Parker: Yeah, right. You are just saying that because you don’t

like the president.

a. The second person addresses the issue raised by the first

person.

b. The second person does not address the issue raised by

the first person.

c. The first person does not raise any issues, so the second

person cannot address any issues raised by the first

person.

d. None of the above.

Review

Identify the primary type of ambiguity that exists.

Sign in a hotel: NO SMOKING ROOMS AVAILABLE

a. Grouping ambiguity

b. Semantic ambiguity

c. Syntactic ambiguity

Review

Identify the primary type of ambiguity that exists.

Sign in front of a vacant lot: "Fine for Littering.“

a. Grouping ambiguity

b. Semantic ambiguity

c. Syntactic ambiguity

Review

Identify whether the unstated premise turns the passage into a

deductive argument, inductive argument, or if no argument is

presented.

Jessica owns a French saxophone because it is made by

Leblanc.

Unstated premise: All Leblanc instruments are made in

France.

a. Deductive argument

b. Inductive argument

c. Not an argument

Review

Identify the choice that best describes the passage.

Her favorite color is yellow because it is the color of the sun.

a. This is an explanation.

b. This is an argument with the conclusion “her favorite color

is yellow.”

c. This is an argument with the premise “her favorite color is

yellow.”

Review

Which of the following phrases is most vague?

a. Jerry spent the afternoon planting roses near our driveway

b. Sally spent the afternoon planting flowers in the yard

c. Gina was outside all afternoon

Review

Which of the following phrases is most precise?

a. Timmy threw a no-hitter.

b. Collin played football.

c. Mark had a great time!

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