Reasoning and Organization: 5.A and 6.A
Reasoning involves __?
A. Showing the audience how you process your argument
B. Showing how the evidence supports the claim
C. Showing the negatives of opposing arguments
D. All of the above
What is D? Because reasoning should be thought of as the logical path that moves from claim to evidence to the link between these elements. Showing the negatives of the opposing arguments is also part of reasoning because it can serve as evidence for a claim.
Coherence should occur both within consecutive sentences and within consecutive paragraphs.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What is A (TRUE)? Because coherence occurs at different levels in a piece of writing. In sentences and paragraphs the ideas in one clause or sentence logically links to an idea in the next.
Which of the following best describes the methods of development?
A. The text structure used to serve a specific purpose in the arrangement of the argument's parts.
B. The intentional use of words and phrases to create a certain impact on the audience.
C. The element that moves the speaker to the action of creating a given argument.
D. The application of the rhetorical appeals when spread equally through the argument.
What is A? Because the methods of development include the approaches to structure the reasoning of the argument such as definition, description, comparison, cause and effect, or narration.
What is syntax?
A. The arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence
B. The use of a language to convey a meaning in the statement
C. The utilization of rhetorical choices within the text to create a powerful effect.
D. The creation of sub claims that help support the main claim of the text.
What is A? Because syntax is only the arrangement of words and phrases to create a well-formed sentence.
What are simple sentences combined with other sentences identified as?
A. Dependent clauses
B. Independent clauses
C. Complex sentence
D. Coherent sentence
What is B? Because those are independent clauses also known as main ideas.
A line of reasoning is ___?
A. the logical sequencing of an arguments claims, evidence, and commentary/analysis.
B. use of appeals to impact the emotions of the audience and move them to a desired outcome.
C. the commentary added to an argument after the first delivery failed at achieving the purpose.
D. a "conversation" between conflicting perspectives regarding the given topic
What is A? Because "line of reasoning" refers to the path by which the argument is conveyed, being a logical sequence of the elements in the text.
Cohesion in writing is __?
A. When atoms stick together
B. Rhetorical choices furthering an argument
C. The ways in which the elements of a text are linked together
D. All of the above
What is C? Because Cohesion is the use of elements in text creating a linkage between ideas in sentences and paragraphs to reflect a line of reasoning.
To effectively use methods of development, a speaker must consider all of the following EXCEPT____.
A. The speaker should consider the evidence that will best support the claim.
B. The author should consider how to frame his/her appearance for delivery of the argument.
C. The speaker should consider what the audience likely thinks about the topic.
D. The speaker should consider the purpose of the specific chunk of the argument.
What is B? Because while the writer's appearance for delivery of an argument is important, it doesn't clearly connect with the methods of development as those are about the structured unity presented in the text.
What does syntax let the author do?
A. Allows the author to create an effect through tone and rhetorical choices
B. Allows the author to compare and contrast different subjects in the text
C. Allows the author to manipulate what the reader pays attention to in certain parts of the text
D. Allows the author to change the real meaning of specific phrases in the text
What is C? Because syntax is the arrangement of words and phrases to complete a well-formed sentence, you focus on arrangement giving the author the ability to choose what they want the reader to pay attention to.
Which clause expresses a complete thought?
A. Independent
B. Dependent
What is A? Because an independent clause contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete though versus a dependent clause not even being a complete sentence or thought.
What should your line of reasoning do?
A. Create obvious statements within the text
B. Reflect and support the overarching thesis
C. Convey the text's theme through rhetorical choices
D. Build a storyline within the piece of writing
What is B? Because the line of reasoning is there to reflect and support the thesis throughout the whole piece of text to make a clear argument connecting together with the thesis.
What is Coherence in writing?
A. Using the methods of development to accomplish a purpose
B. The quality of being logical, consistent, and able to be understood
C. The quality of being organized with different choices and elements to further a thesis
D. The act of forming a whole unit
What is B? Because while D is partly coherence that is more so cohesion, coherence is creating a logical and consistent conveyance of ideas and arguments, making it clear on your purpose.
What is included in the methods of development?
A. Rhetorical choices, transitions, independent clauses, parallelism, rhetorical questions, anecdotes, anaphora, juxtaposition.
B. Evidence, commentary, situational background, context, timeline, line of reasoning, ideas, connections between ideas, paraphrasing.
C. Flow of ideas, imagery, appeals to audience, counterclaims, rhetorical situation, identification, commonalities and differences.
D. Narration, exemplification, classification, definition, process of analysis, description, compare and contrast, cause and effect, argument.
In a passage, the reader should look for how the author uses syntax to push forward a particular meaning of the text.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
What is A (TRUE)? Because if you do this it will better help you understand what the author is trying to convey and emphasize in the text, giving you a better understanding of his overall argument.
What do authors use dependent markers for, such as although, after, etc.?
A. To connect sentences
B. To create an effect
C. To convey tone
D. To continue a thought
What is D? Because these dependent markers are used after a dependent clause, which isn't a complete thought, to continue this thought.