Exam 12: Understanding Research Basics

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages. Suppose you are a member of your college's student judicial board and are currently hearing a case involving plagiarism. The student handbook states that plagiarism is a serious offense that results in expulsion. The student accused of plagiarizing a paper admits copying from Wikipedia but says that she has never been told that she needed to use a formal citation and quotation marks. Should you vote to expel the student? -adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , 5^th ed., p. 37 This argument ends with a call to action, something the reader is being asked to do.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. An opinion is a personal belief that is disputable because it cannot be directly proven.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Which of the following is not a type of argument?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Logical fallacies are false assertions that weaken arguments and should be removed.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. A personal commentary is ________________.

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages. Suppose you are a member of your college's student judicial board and are currently hearing a case involving plagiarism. The student handbook states that plagiarism is a serious offense that results in expulsion. The student accused of plagiarizing a paper admits copying from Wikipedia but says that she has never been told that she needed to use a formal citation and quotation marks. Should you vote to expel the student? -adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , 5^th ed., p. 37 What kind of evidence is the student handbook?

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Which of the following is not a common type of detail used as support in arguments?

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to answer the following questions. Choose the correct format:  My term paper is worth ________ percent of my grade.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Including a call to action at the end of an argument is an effective way to make sure readers know how the writer wants them to respond.

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to select the best answer to the questions about the following reading passages. Suppose you are a member of your college's student judicial board and are currently hearing a case involving plagiarism. The student handbook states that plagiarism is a serious offense that results in expulsion. The student accused of plagiarizing a paper admits copying from Wikipedia but says that she has never been told that she needed to use a formal citation and quotation marks. Should you vote to expel the student? -adapted from Kail and Cavanaugh, Human Development: A Life-Span View , 5^th ed., p. 37 What key word indicates that this is the opening of an argument text?

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to answer the following questions. Choose the sentence below that is capitalized correctly:

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. A statement made by a biased or unqualified source is called ____________.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. In college essays, numbers from one to one hundred are usually written as words.

Directions: Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 12 to answer the following questions. Choose the correct format: _________ campers arrived on Sunday.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. A support chart can help a writer gather details in all four categories common to arguments.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. Strong arguments consider one side of an issue, the side that is easiest to support.

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. The formula for writing a defensible position statement links the topic and the writer's position with a word such as:

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter 12. In addition to the main claim, what other parts are needed in an argument?