Q: bandwagon

Identify the logical fallacy. Chicago, New York, LAâall the other big cities have major league teams. It\'s time we did too. Vote \"Yes\" on the half-cent stadium tax. argumentum ad hominem straw man fallacy bandwagon endorsement either-or fallacy

Question 1

exemplification

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If you are rich and worth your salt, you will teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.    --Theodore Roosevelt, 1899    What type of paragraph is this?    descriptive  narrative  exemplification  cause/effect  comparison/contrast

Question 2

to persuade

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If you are rich and worth your salt, you will teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.  What is the purpose of this paragraph?to inform  to persuade  to entertain  to express strong feeling and emotion

Question 3

deductively

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Read the paragraph and answer the question.    If you are rich and worth your salt, you will teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.    --Theodore Roosevelt, 1899    How is the paragraph organized?    spatially  chronologically  deductively  inductively

Question 4

leisure should not mean idleness

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If you are rich and worth your salt, you will teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.    --Theodore Roosevelt, 1899    What is the main idea?    wealth brings leisure  leisure should not mean idleness  wealth brings idleness  leisure is honoring to the nation

Question 5

ethical appeal

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If you are rich and worth your salt, you will teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.    --Theodore Roosevelt, 1899    What kind of appeal does the author make?    emotional appeal  logical appeal  ethical appeal  no appeal

Question 6

bandwagon

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Identify the logical fallacy.    Chicago, New York, LAâall the other big cities have major league teams. It\'s time we did too. Vote \"Yes\" on the half-cent stadium tax.    argumentum ad hominem  straw man fallacy  bandwagon  endorsement  either-or fallacy

Question 7

straw man fallacy

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Identify the logical fallacy.    If we let a major league team in here, we\'ll have a huge traffic problem. Crime will rise for sure, and tax payers will have to pay for the stadium twiceâonce to get it built; twice to see the games.    argumentum ad hominem  straw man fallacy  bandwagon  endorsement  either-or fallacy

Question 8

endorsement

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Identify the logical fallacy.    I\'m not really a professional baseball player, but I play one on T.V. I\'ve grown up in this town, and I\'ve seen a lot of changes. If there\'s one thing we still need, it\'s a baseball team to make this place a real community. Join me in voting \"Yes\" on the stadium tax. It\'ll be a grand slam.    argumentum ad hominem  straw man fallacy  bandwagon  endorsement  either-or fallacy

Question 9

either or fallacy

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Identify the logical fallacy.    If there\'s one thing we need to make this place a real community, it\'s a professional baseball team. Voting \"yes\" on the stadium tax is the duty of every loyal citizen; in fact, it is the test of whether you are a good neighbor.    argumentum ad hominem  straw man fallacy  bandwagon  endorsement  either-or fallacy

Question 10

literal reading

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The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    What kind of poem reading does the following represent?    The eagle perches high on a cliff overlooking the ocean. He watches intently and then swoops down on his prey.    literal reading  symbolic reading  figurative reading  analytical reading

Question 11

symbolic reading

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The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    What kind of poem reading does the following represent?    The eagle has been the bird of empires throughout historyâpossible association with the rise and fall of Rome. Like an emperor, the eagle is king of all he surveys. He holds power over all from the shelter of his \"castle\" (the mountain walls), but like the emperor throughout history, his day to fall will come.    literal reading  symbolic reading  figurative reading  analytical reading

Question 12

simile

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Read the poem below and answer the question.    The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    The following is an example of what kind of figurative language?    \"like a thunderbolt he falls\"    personification  metaphor  simile  imagery

Question 13

personification

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Read the poem below and answer the question.    The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    The following is an example of what kind of figurative language?    \"the wrinkled sea beneath him crawls\"    personification  metaphor  simile  imagery

Question 14

aaa bbb

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Read the poem below and answer the question.    The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    What is the poem\'s rhyme scheme?    aaa aaa  bbb bbb  aba aba  aaa bbb

Question 15

iambic

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Read the poem below and answer the question.    The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    What kind of metrical feet does the poem use?    iambic  trochaic  dactylic  anapestic

Question 16

tetrameter

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Read the poem below and answer the question.    The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    Each line includes four metrical feet, creating what kind of meter?    trimeter  tetrameter  pentameter  hexameter

Question 17

two

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Read the poem below and answer the question.    The Eagle    He clasps the crag with crooked hands;    Close to the sun in lonely lands,    Ringed with the azure world, he stands.    The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;    He watches from his mountain walls,    And like a thunderbolt he falls.    How many stanzas are in the poem?    one  two  four  eight

Question 18

false

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After Moses voiced two objections to God\'s plan, he agreed to speak for God before Pharaoh.    True  False

Question 19

true

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Nervous energy generated by an opportunity to speak in public should be utilized to make you a better speaker.    True  False

Question 20

true

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The three essential qualities of a speaker are sincerity, friendliness, and authority.    True  False

Question 21

false

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a speech is simply a thoughtful, friendly conversation between two people.    True  False

Question 22

true

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Most lecturers increase body movement when a more important point is reached.    True  False

Question 23

true

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If a listener thinks that a speaker has an ulterior motive, the message will probably not be received clearly.    True  False

Question 24

false

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Hearing and listening are the same thing.    True  False

Question 25

false

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A speech should be impressive rather than expressive.    True  False

Question 26

true

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Note writing is an extension of the personality.    True  False

Question 27

false

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Business letters are usually informal.    True  False

Question 28

clarity

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The ABC\'s of good letter writing in business include accuracy, brevity, and _____.    conscientiousness  courage  compulsion  clarity

Question 29

it conveys a message about a specific matter of importance related to sender and receiver

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A properly written business letter performs three services: It builds good will for the person who sends it; it serves as a record of a proposal or transaction, and _____.    it hastens  it conveys a message about a specific matter of importance related to sender and receiver  it projects the philosophy of the business  it answers questions the receiver has

Question 30

personality

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Public speaking primarily reveals your _____.    personality  idiosyncrasies  hobbies

Question 31

a thoughtful, receptive attitude

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An internal condition affecting listening is _____.    loud music or noise  a too cold or too hot room  an uncomfortable chair  a thoughtful, receptive attitude

Question 32

inattention

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Active listening does not involve _____.    vocabulary  inattention  factual recall  the speaker\'s purpose  mental images

Question 33

people fall into bad habits of shallow breathing

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Proper breathing has to be learned because _____.    people breathe correctly as babies  babies lie on their backs when they breathe  people jog and breathe correctly  people fall into bad habits of shallow breathing

Question 34

daydreaming

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An inner distraction that causes listening problems is _____.    daydreaming  a fidgety neighbor  the teacher\'s monotone  a wasp flying in the room

Question 35

purity flexibility strength

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Three voice improvements that most people need are: _____.    purity  intonation  flexibility  strength  articulation

Question 36

2 4 5

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Which of the following tend to reduce listener interest?    maintaining eye contact  using unfamiliar sentence patterns  using pauses as punctuation  using unfamiliar vocabulary  speaking in monotone

Question 37

both

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Good conversation skills include _____.    listening only  speaking only  both listening and speaking

Question 38

round

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In The Miracle Worker, Helen is at first stubborn and disobedient but later reveals perseverance and intelligence. She is an example of a _____ character.    round  flat

Question 39

egyptian drama

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Which of the following appeared first?    miracle plays  mystery plays  morality plays  Egyptian drama  Greek drama  Roman drama

Question 40

miracle plays

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Which of the following depicts the lives of saints?    miracle plays  mystery plays  morality plays  Egyptian drama  Greek drama  Roman drama

Question 41

greek drama

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Which of the following was the first classical drama?    miracle plays  mystery plays  morality plays  Egyptian drama  Greek drama  Roman drama

Question 42

roman drama

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Which of the following immediately preceded the near extinction of drama?    miracle plays  mystery plays  morality plays  Egyptian drama  Greek drama  Roman drama

Question 43

true

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An autobiography is a book written about the person who wrote the book.    True  False

Question 44

true

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Two main elements of drama are plot and setting.    True  False

Question 45

blind

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Annie Sullivan was _____ when she was a child.    blind  deaf  mute

Question 46

1880s

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The Miracle Worker is set in the _____.    1860s  1880s  1900s

Question 47

false

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Leviathan was the name of Captain Nemo\'s ship.    True  False

Question 48

true

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The romantics demonstrate a deep interest in nature.    True  False

Question 49

true

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Melville, Poe, and Hawthorne are considered romantic writers.    True  False

Question 50

true

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Impressionism is a highly personal way of writing.    True  False

Question 51

false

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Realism finds mysterious relationships between things.    True  False

Question 52

true

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Expressionism wants to make the inner experiment of man objective.    True  False

Question 53

false

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Modernism refers to a period that took place between 1850-1900 in America.    True  False

Question 54

true

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Naturalist writers share a set of fairly specific philosophical assumptions    True  False

Question 55

f

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a biography.    True  False

Question 56

t

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Realism has always been an important element in writing.    True  False

Question 57

dynamic

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Pierre Aronnax is a(n _____.    static character  dynamic character  omniscient character

Question 58

omniscient character

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A narrator with insight into the minds of all the other characters and a foreknowledge of what was going to happen would be a(n) _____.    static character  dynamic character  omniscient character

Question 59

static

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Conseil is an example of a(n) _____.    static character  dynamic character  omniscient character

Question 60

dynamic

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Nemo is a(n) _____.    static character  dynamic character  omniscient character

Question 61

romanticism

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Which of the following modes include gothic novels?    Realism  Naturalism  Romanticism

Question 62

closely related

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Character and plot are _____.    unimportant to one another  generally written separately  closely related to one another

Question 63

interpretation

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The question \"What does the writer say?\" is answered through _____.    interpretation  analysis  evaluation

Question 64

analysis

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The question \"How does he say it?\" is answered through _____.    interpretation  analysis  evaluation

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