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1. When someone says, “That speaker really knows what they are talking about, they have incredible credentials” they are
talking about which of the following?
a.
logos
b.
ethos
c.
pathos
d.
inferences
ANSWER:
b
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Medium
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pg. 268
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – AACSB: Communication – AACSB: Technology
TOPICS:
Patterns of reasoning
2. Emotional appeals made by a speaker is called:
a.
logos
b.
ethos
c.
pathos
d.
inferences
ANSWER:
c
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1
DIFFICULTY:
Medium
REFERENCES:
pg. 268
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United States – AACSB: Communication – AACSB: Technology
TOPICS:
Patterns of reasoning
3. The material you use to support your ideas including examples and definitions is called:
a.
deduction
b.
reasoning
c.
evidence
d.
argument
ANSWER:
c
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1
DIFFICULTY:
Medium
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pg. 268
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United States – AACSB: Communication – AACSB: Technology
TOPICS:
Patterns of reasoning
4. Patterns which can help you develop logical arguments in all of your speeches, whatever their goals, are called:
a.
inferences
b.
evidence
c.
inductive reasoning
d.
Patterns of reasoning
ANSWER:
d
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b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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1
DIFFICULTY:
Medium
REFERENCES:
pg. 275
NATIONAL STANDARDS:
United States – AACSB: Communication – AACSB: Technology
TOPICS:
Tips for reasoning ethically
9. An ad hominem fallacy is an argument in which a speaker attacks a person’s arguments rather than the person.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
False
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Hard
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pg. 277
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United States – AACSB: Communication – AACSB: Technology
TOPICS:
Fallacies in reasoning
10. Analogical reasoning is a result of comparing two similar things and suggesting that what is true for the first will be
true for the second.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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Medium
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pg. 273
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United States – AACSB: Communication – AACSB: Technology
TOPICS:
Patterns of reasoning
11. A red herring fallacy is the introduction of irrelevant information into an argument to distract from the issue.
a.
True
b.
False
ANSWER:
True
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Medium
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pg. 281
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United States – AACSB: Communication – AACSB: Technology
TOPICS:
Fallacies in reasoning
12. The mental leaps we make when we agree that a speaker’s evidence supports his or her claims are
____________________.
ANSWER:
inferences
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