Unit Test - Rhetorical Techniques, Arguments, Clause Building 88%
Read this excerpt from Ani's evaluation of Dan DeLuca's argument in his article "Dylan's Nobel Prize Settles Debate: Rock Lyrics Are Poetry." DeLuca offers a haphazard patchwork of reasoning and evidence that leaves the reader wondering whether he believes his own claim. He remains focused on Dylan's body of work, quoting not only supporters of the Nobel committee's choice, but also detractors. DeLuca also includes a liberal sampling of Dylan's song lyrics, but he largely leaves them to speak for themselves. What evidence from the article best supports Ani's evaluation? Select two options. "The Swedish Academy's decision to honor Dylan set off an online debate, with Scottish Trainspotting novelist Irvine Welsh calling it 'an ill conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.'" "On one end of Dylan's songwriting spectrum is the vengeful, resolute, and timeless 'Masters Of War' . . . . It's high dudgeon at its finest: 'Let me ask you one question: Is your money that good? / Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could?'" "Many of Dylan's most fervently loved songs—some of which actually are love songs—date from the 1960s, and his being honored at age 75 can be seen as an ultimate affirmation for the baby boomer generation." "'Dylan has the status of an icon. His influence on contemporary music is profound, and he is the object of a steady stream of secondary literature,' the Nobel committee wrote." "And it's a good thing [his lyrics] have been published, because if you've gone to see the famously sneering and syllable-garbling Dylan play live in recent years, you probably couldn't understand a word he was singing."
"The Swedish Academy's decision to honor Dylan set off an online debate, with Scottish Trainspotting novelist Irvine Welsh calling it 'an ill conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.'" "On one end of Dylan's songwriting spectrum is the vengeful, resolute, and timeless 'Masters Of War' . . . . It's high dudgeon at its finest: 'Let me ask you one question: Is your money that good? / Will it buy you forgiveness? Do you think that it could?'"
Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez. Perhaps because she had innocently revered him, my mother was now doubly revolted by this cold-blooded monster. He became something of an obsession with her—living as she was by then in exile with my father, isolated from her family who were still living on the Island. As my sisters and I were growing up, Trujillo and his excesses figured in many of my mother's cautionary tales. Which details does the author include to support the central idea about how her mother felt about the dictator? Select three options. "doubly revolted" "obsession" "in exile" "isolated" "cautionary tales"
"doubly revolted" "obsession" "cautionary tales"
Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez. Passage A: Given this mandate of silence, I was a real thorn in my mother's side. She had named me, her second of four daughters, after herself—so we shared the same name. Of all her babies, she reports, l was the best behaved, until l learned to talk. Then, I would not shut up. I always had to answer her back when I disagreed with her. Childhood was rocky, but adolescence was a full-fledged war. Passage B: Unfortunately for my mother, I grew up to be a writer publishing under my maiden name. Which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to create a central idea? Alvarez describes how her good behavior was an issue, or a thorn, for her mother. Alvarez contrasts her mother's insistence on silence with her own desire to tell stories. Alvarez explains how her mother's desires and temperament were similar to her own. Alvarez traces how her childhood behavior led her to become a successful writer.
Alvarez contrasts her mother's insistence on silence with her own desire to tell stories.
Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez. Periodically, Trujillo would demand a tribute, and they would acquiesce. A tax, a dummy vote, a portrait on the wall. To my father and other men in the country, the most humiliating of these tributes was the occasional parade in which women were made to march and turn their heads and acknowledge the great man as they passed the review stand. If you did not march, your cédula would not be stamped, and without a stamped identification card, you could do nothing; in particular, you could not obtain your passport to leave the country under the pretext of wanting to study heart surgery. This was the second escape—this time with his whole family—that my father was planning. The day came when my mother had to march. The parade went on for hours in the hot sun until my mother was sure she was going to faint. Her feet were swollen and hurting. The back of her white dress was damp with sweat. Finally when she thought she could not go one more step, the grandstand came into sight, a clutter of dress uniforms, a vague figure on the podium. Which statement best analyzes how the author develops the central idea across the paragraphs? Alvarez traces how Trujillo demanded the tributes, how her family reacted, and how it was finally her mother's turn to pay tribute. Alvarez describes how her family reacted to Trujillo's demands and how that affected their lives when they left the Dominican Republic. Alvarez retells her mother's humiliating experience of paying tribute to a dictator she did not support. Alvarez describes how Trujillo's mandatory taxes and tributes affected her mother in a negative way.
Alvarez traces how Trujillo demanded the tributes, how her family reacted, and how it was finally her mother's turn to pay tribute.
Read the excerpt from "Remembering to Never Forget: Dominican Republic's 'Parsley Massacre'" by Mark Memmott. Passage A: This week, people from around the world are expected to gather in the Dominican Republic for a "Border of Lights" commemoration that aims to "honor a tragedy long forgotten, and unknown to many people." Passage B: Trujillo, as the Border of Lights website explains, fed and nurtured anti-Haitian sentiment and created an atmosphere that still excludes ethnic Haitians from becoming part of "the Dominican melting pot." The method his soldiers used in 1937 to try to identify those who would be killed was cruelly unique. When confronting someone in the lands along the border with Haiti, they would hold up a sprig of parsley and ask what it was. If the person responded by trilling the "r" in perejil (Spanish for parsley), he would be free to go. Anyone who didn't trill the "r" was thought to be a Haitian Creole speaker—and was likely to be killed. How do these excerpts work together to develop a central idea? Memmott uses a specific example to describe Trujillo's cruelty. Memmott argues that all memories should be commemorated. Memmott explains that the Border of Lights commemoration is an adequate way of honoring victims. Memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering.
Memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering.
Which statement best defines the term rhetoric? Rhetoric refers to the use of reason and logic in an argument. Rhetoric is when a speaker exaggerates to make a point. Rhetoric is the art of effective, persuasive speaking or writing. Rhetoric is the practice of using hand gestures while speaking.
Rhetoric is the art of effective, persuasive speaking or writing.
Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez. On May 30, 1961, nine months after our escape from our homeland, the group of plotters with whom my father had been associated assassinated the dictator. Actually, Dominicans do not refer to the death as an assassination but as an ajusticiamiento, a bringing to justice. Finally, after thirty-one years, Trujillo was brought to justice, found guilty, and executed. But the execution was an external event, not necessarily an internal exorcism. All their lives my parents, along with a nation of Dominicans, had learned the habits of repression, censorship, terror. Those habits would not disappear with a few bullets and a national liberation proclamation. They would not disappear on a plane ride north that put hundreds of miles distance between the Island and our apartment in New York. Which statement best explains how the author develops the central idea throughout the passage? The author explains that, even after Trujillo was killed, her parents continued to fear the dictatorship. The author explains that the assassination freed her parents from fear, allowing them to leave the country. The author explains that, after Trujillo was killed, her family was able to escape to the United States. The author explains that, even though Trujillo was executed, her parents found new reasons to fear him.
The author explains that, even after Trujillo was killed, her parents continued to fear the dictatorship.
Read the excerpt from "A Latina Judge's Voice" by Hon. Sonia Sotomayor. My Latina soul was nourished as I visited and played at my grandmother's house with my cousins and extended family. They were my friends as I grew up. Being a Latina child was watching the adults playing dominos on Saturday night and us kids playing lotería, bingo, with my grandmother calling out the numbers which we marked on our cards with chickpeas. How do Sotomayor's descriptions of her family most likely affect readers? They show readers how Latina families decorate their homes. They give readers images of the importance of family. They describe the struggle Sotomayor endured in becoming a judge. They give readers feelings of hopelessness and desperation.
They give readers images of the importance of family.
Read the excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address. Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. This much we pledge—and more. To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do—for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. Which statement best summarizes the central idea in this excerpt? All other countries need to know that we will fight them at any cost to maintain our liberty. We value our allies, but we will go our own way if they do not agree to work with us. The only way to achieve success is to fight for the things you believe in, such as freedom. We will do whatever it takes to preserve our freedom, but will get more done working together.
We will do whatever it takes to preserve our freedom, but will get more done working together.
Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election. I believe we can embark on a new age of reform in this country and an era of national renewal. An era that will reorder the relationship between citizen and government, that will make government again responsive to people, that will revitalize the values of family, work, and neighborhood and that will restore our private and independent social institutions. The tone of this speech could best be described as expressing a feeling of fear. hope. anger. pride.
hope.
Read the claim. Bob Dylan deserved to win the Nobel Prize. Which excerpt from "Bob Dylan, Titan of American Music, Wins 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature" provides the best supporting evidence for the claim? "[Dylan is] the first American to have won the prize in more than two decades. Not since novelist Toni Morrison won in 1993 has an American claimed the prize." "The prospect that the musician would be the one to break the Americans' long dry spell was regarded as far-fetched—not least because he made his career foremost on the stage, not the printed page." "His track 'Like a Rolling Stone' has taken on mythic standing in the decades since its release; many, including Dylan himself, have pointed to it as emblematic of a sea change in American music." "This year, the prize carries with it a purse of approximately $900,000 and, as usual, inclusion on literature's most illustrious list—the pantheon of Nobel winners."
"His track 'Like a Rolling Stone' has taken on mythic standing in the decades since its release; many, including Dylan himself, have pointed to it as emblematic of a sea change in American music."
Read the excerpt from a speech on the benefits of eating organic versus conventionally grown foods. I want my food to be real food. I don't want my only option of nourishment to be chemicals disguised as food. Chemicals that could one day poison my body and lead me down a path of obesity and disease. And I want organic options to be affordably priced so everyone can afford to eat healthy. I believe that these are attainable goals if more people see the value in organic food. Which words from the passage have negative connotations that support the author's point? Select three options. "affordably" "chemicals" "disease" "obesity" "attainable"
"chemicals" "disease" "obesity"
Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez. By the time my mother married my father, however, she knew all about the true nature of the dictatorship. Thousands had lost their lives in failed attempts to return the country to democracy. Family friends, whom she had assumed had dropped away of their own accord, turned out to have been disappeared. My father had been lucky. As a young man, he had narrowly escaped to Canada after the plot he had participated in as a student failed. This was to be the first of two escapes. That same year, 1937, El Generalísimo ordered the overnight slaughter of some eighteen thousand Haitians, who had come across the border to work on sugarcane plantations for slave wages. Which details does the author include to support the central idea about the result of the dictatorship? Select two options. "lost their lives" "family friends" "lucky" "escapes" "slaughter"
"lost their lives" "slaughter"
Read the excerpt from "Remembering to Never Forget: Dominican Republic's 'Parsley Massacre'" by Mark Memmott. Writer and Middlebury College professor Julia Alvarez, the daughter of Dominicans and someone who lived there as a child, said on Tell Me More today that the killings must be acknowledged and testified to. "We can't change the present or the future unless we acknowledge what has happened," she told guest host Celeste Headlee. "There's no place on this planet anymore where that should be happening. It's time that the people themselves say . . . 'that's enough.'" Which details support Alvarez's ideas about the situation in her home country? Select two options. "the daughter of Dominicans" "we can't change the present" "acknowledge what has happened" "on this planet" "that's enough"
"the daughter of Dominicans" "acknowledge what has happened"
Read the sentences. Glazing pottery can be tricky. The stunning results make the effort worthwhile. What should be included to best combine the sentences? ; , and , but when
, but
Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election. And many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled and sometimes even oppressed by government that has grown too large, too bureaucratic, too wasteful, too unresponsive, too uncaring about people and their problems. Which statement best describes the rhetorical technique used in this excerpt? He appeals to logos by referring to two hundred years ago. He uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too. He appeals to ethos by showing he cares about Americans. He employs understatement by saying that "many" feel burdened.
He uses parallelism with the repetition of the word too.
Which sentence contains a restrictive clause? The road, which was long and winding, took us deeper and deeper into the dark forest. The parrot, which must have been tame, flew out of the tree and landed on my shoulder. Aware that I could be bitten, I carefully approached the trapped dog, which growled at me. I chose the player who ran fastest, but the other captain wanted the one with the hardest kick.
I chose the player who ran fastest, but the other captain wanted the one with the hardest kick.
Read the last paragraph of an argument in favor of censoring content on social media. _____ social media content can be offensive, violent, and vicious. In many cases it has led to harmful acts. Censorship of social media is no longer a topic for philosophical debate. It is time to take action to protect ourselves and our children. Which transitional words or phrases best fit in the blank? Select two options. As a result, Because In conclusion, Similarly, To summarize,
In conclusion, To summarize,
Read the sentence. The English novelist Virginia Woolf, who pioneered the use of stream of consciousness in fiction, was a prolific writer, and the influence of her fiction and nonfiction on her contemporaries was both powerful and pervasive. Which statements best describe this sentence? Select three options. It is a complex sentence. It contains a restrictive clause. It is a compound-complex sentence. It contains a nonrestrictive clause. It links three clauses to add variety to a text.
It is a compound-complex sentence. It contains a nonrestrictive clause. It links three clauses to add variety to a text.
Read the excerpt from Parvati's argument in favor of using cell phones in class. Today's cell phones are not just phones; they are little computers. That means they are effective research tools. Students can use them to access dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials. They can search for articles, videos, and images. In my civics class, our teacher even held mock elections, and we voted using our cell phones. What is the best evaluation of Parvati's evidence? It is irrelevant and insufficient, because she discusses using computers rather than phones. It is irrelevant and insufficient, because her evidence relies solely on her own experience. It is relevant and sufficient, because she gives convincing examples of how phones support classwork. It is relevant and insufficient, because she provides general reasons without specific examples.
It is relevant and sufficient, because she gives convincing examples of how phones support classwork.
Sanjay is writing a rebuttal to this counterclaim. Teachers should not assign a heavy homework load because many high school students have jobs and their share of household chores. Which reason can Sanjay use to most effectively refute the counterclaim? Even though students may work or help out at home, it is impossible to learn in today's overcrowded classrooms. People who say there should not be any homework need to be realistic and accept facts. It is true that some students work and help out at home. However, there are many others who do not, and these students are even more likely to leave their homework undone. I am a high school student who manages to work, take care of my little brother, and keep up with my homework, too. If I can do this, there is no reason others cannot do it, too. It is true that students often work and do household chores, but managing homework in addition to other responsibilities helps students learn to organize their time efficiently and prioritize their studies.
It is true that students often work and do household chores, but managing homework in addition to other responsibilities helps students learn to organize their time efficiently and prioritize their studies.
Read the excerpt from activist Cesar Chavez's 1984 address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. All my life, I have been driven by one dream, one goal, one vision: To overthrow a farm labor system in this nation which treats farm workers as if they were not important human beings. Farm workers are not agricultural implements—they are not beasts of burden to be used and discarded. . . . . . . My motivation comes from my personal life—from watching what my mother and father went through when I was growing up—from what we experienced as migrant farm workers in California. That dream, that vision, grew from my own experience with racism—with hope—with the desire to be treated fairly and to see my people treated as human beings and not as chattel. It grew from anger and rage—emotions I felt 40 years ago when people of my color were denied the right to see a movie or eat at a restaurant in many parts of California. It grew from the frustration and humiliation I felt as a boy who couldn't understand how the growers could abuse and exploit farm workers when there were so many of us and so few of them. Which ideas from the excerpt would be most appropriate to include in a summary? Select two options. My singular objective has been to change farming practices so workers are respected. There was a time when people like me were not welcome in restaurants or theaters. I have been angry for at least 40 years because of horrible experiences in my life. This dream for change came from my own experiences of racism and mistreatment. My dreams for change came from watching my parents as I was growing up.
My singular objective has been to change farming practices so workers are respected. This dream for change came from my own experiences of racism and mistreatment.
Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election. A popular novel of the '60s ended prophetically with its description of a "kindly, pleasant, greening land about to learn whether history still has a place for a nation so strangely composed of great ideals and uneasy compromise as she." That is really the question before us tonight: for the first time in our memory many Americans are asking: does history still have a place for America, for her people, for her great ideals? There are some who answer "no"; that our energy is spent, our days of greatness at an end, that a great national malaise is upon us. They say we must cut our expectations, conserve and withdraw, that we must tell our children . . . not to dream as we once dreamed. Last year I lost a friend who was more than a symbol of the Hollywood dream industry; to millions he was a symbol of our country itself. And when he died, the headlines seemed to convey all the doubt about America, all the nostalgia for a seemingly lost past. "The Last American Hero," said one headline; "Mr. America dies," said another. Well, I knew John Wayne well, and no one would have been angrier at being called the "last American hero." Just before his death, he said in his own blunt way, "Just give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick." Duke Wayne did not believe that our country was ready for the dust bin of history, and if we'll just think about it we too will know it isn't. Which ideas from the excerpt would be most appropriate to include in a summary? Select three options. Popular novels from the past often ask provocative questions that are important to consider today. Many Americans have given up and say that the nation is no longer great or a land of dreams. John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, was an iconic Hollywood actor and filmmaker. President Reagan believed that John Wayne would argue that he was not the last American hero, because there are many more. Duke Wayne died as a symbol of the Hollywood dream industry.
Popular novels from the past often ask provocative questions that are important to consider today. Many Americans have given up and say that the nation is no longer great or a land of dreams President Reagan believed that John Wayne would argue that he was not the last American hero, because there are many more.
Read the excerpt from a speech by the class president petitioning the principal to build a new stadium. Our stadium is crumbling, and the effects have been felt for generations! If we built a new stadium, our community would benefit, and millions would flock to town for the home games. Profits would soar, as local businesses would be flooded with new clients on game nights. And your legacy as the best principal ever would be established for all to see. Which rhetorical technique is the speaker using? appeal overstatement parallelism shift
overstatement
Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan's speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election. I know that tonight the fate of America's 52 hostages is very much on the minds of all of us. Like you, there is nothing I want more than their safe return—that they be reunited with their families after this long year of imprisonment. When they have returned, all of us will be turning to the concerns that will determine the course of America in the next four years. A child born this year will begin his or her adult life in what will be the 21st century. What kind of country, what kind of legacy will we leave to these young men and women who will live out America's third century as a nation? Which techniques does President Reagan use in this excerpt? Select three options. pathos ethos shift understatement overstatement
pathos ethos overstatement