English Composition

English Composition Study Guide

5.4 Chapter Five Practice Exam 1. Which type of writing attempts to convince a reader to think or act in a specific way? a. Argumentative b. Persuasive c. Expository d. Narrative 2. Which type of writing asserts an argument using one set of reasons while refuting another set of reasons? a. Argumentative b. Persuasive c. Expository d. Narrative 3. An argument that asserts a point, refutes a point, asserts a second point, and refutes a second point is using the _______________ method. a. Dialectical b. Point-by-Point Refutation c. Summary Refutation 4. An argument that asserts three points then refutes three points is using the _______________ method. a. Dialectical b. Point-by-Point Refutation c. Summary Refutation 5. Which type of reasoning says that if one set of circumstances is true, than another similar set must also be true? a. Analogy b.

Authority c. Deduction d. Induction

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