Ashworth College EN 130/ EN130.2.4 English Composition II Exam 1 (solved) 2021

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Part 1 of 1 - 100.0/ 100.0 Points Question 1 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Who was executed for believing that Earth revolves around the sun?  A. Galileo Galilei  B. Max Planck  C. Giordano ... Bruno  D. Nicolaus Copernicus Question 2 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points In discussing principles for writers derived from the philosophy of H. P. Grice, we cited all of the following except  A. honesty. B. reliability.  C. clarity.  D. relevance. Question 3 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points According to Dunn, because copyright laws restrict the flow of information, they’re  A. illegal.  B. oppressive.  C. seldom enforced. D. schizophrenic. Question 4 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Which statement best characterizes a non sequitur?  A. An argument is designed to appeal to the reader’s emotions.  B. The conclusion of an argument doesn’t follow logically from its premises.  C. The logic of a conclusion relies on abstract concepts.  D. A false issue is raised to distract readers from the actual issue. Question 5 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points “Nature is bountiful, which is why logging should be strictly regulated.” Which logical fallacy is illustrated in this sentence? A. Ad hominem  B. Non sequitur  C. Post hoc ergo propter hoc  D. Red herring Question 6 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points In general terms, logical fallacies originate from  A. unproven assumptions.  B. lies. C. insufficient data.  D. false assumptions. Question 7 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points All of the following may be a source of evidence in an essay except for which one?  A. Personal observations  B. Analogies  C. Criteria  D. Research reportsQuestion 8 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points In our text discussion, we compared a two-way conversation with a top-down situation, such as that which students encounter when listening to a lecture. What was this comparison intended to illustrate?  A. The need to pay attention to an instructor’s lecture  B. The value of active reading  C. The dehumanizing atmosphere of college classrooms  D. The importance of studying a class syllabus Question 9 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Which statement is most clearly subjective?  A. In my view, the data support the professor’s assertions. B. My common sense tells me that money is the root of all evil.  C. Wars are fought over ideas, land, and resources.  D. It has been suggested that Nero suffered from lead poisoning. Question 10 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points As you analyze an essay, you can use your own words to summarize the author’s key ideas and map out the organization of the essay’s key points. This is called  A. critiquing.  B. anchoring.  C. summation. D. transcribing. Question 11 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points A rhetorical tautology is most simply defined as  A. a false argument.  B. nonsensical prose.  C. a circular argument.  D. a slanted argument. Question 12 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points All of the following are techniques of active reading except for which one? A. Jot down notes in the margins.  B. Circle unfamiliar terms.  C. Memorize the author’s biography.  D. Pose subheadings as questions. Question 13 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Which sentence does NOT exhibit bias?  A. He drives like a farmer.  B.Cho Yung, a Chinese exchange student, is, of course good at science.  C. Since the surgery, my father moves like an old fogy.  D. There are many senior citizens in our town. Question 14 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Dunn asserts that intellectual property rights are a form of  A. deception.  B. capitalism.  C. protectionism. D. exceptionalism. Question 15 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Which statement is true?  A. An accepted fact must be true.  B. Opinions can be both true and false.  C. Facts are subjective opinions.  D. Opinions are neither true nor false. Question 16 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Reflecting on Jonathan Dunn’s essay “Revolutions of Time,” which word would you use to fill in the blank in the following sentence? “The public domain is precisely what _______ the advancement of society.” A. obstructs  B. defiles  C. overrides  D. drives Question 17 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points When an argument is oversimplified in order to attack it, it’s called a/an  A. red herring.  B. appeal to emotions over facts. C. either-or fallacy.  D. non sequitur. Question 18 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Which statement best defines the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy?  A. If events A and B happen simultaneously, they’re caused by event C.  B. If John breaks his leg after ignoring a stop sign, John must not have seen the stop sign.  C. If event B follows event A, B must have been caused by A.  D. If Jill fills a bucket with water while at the well, the well must contain water.Question 19 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points A college student is generally expected to do all of the following except  A. emphasize the subjective over the objective.  B. conduct scholarly research.  C. master standard American English.  D. conduct online research. Question 20 of 20 5.0/ 5.0 Points Which statement is most likely to be supported by objective data?  A. In infancy, the color blue is associated with boys, and pink is associated with girls. B. When in doubt, punt; when certain, go for the goal on the fourth down.  C. In my view, the author’s assumptions are either false or unproven.  D. Some cats hate water just as some people hate family vacations. [Show More]

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