Instructions: Each of the Following Sentences Tells What You Are

question 718

Multiple Choice

Instructions: Each of the following sentences tells what you are trying to persuade someone to do. Beneath each sentence are four reasons that attempt to convince the reader that he or she should take this particular course of action. Select the letter of the reason that seems irrelevant, illogical, or untrue. If you wanted to convince someone that the school day should be lengthened, you could say that

• A) doing so would increase student achievement.
• B) extending the school day would save parents money on after-school day-care costs.
• C) a longer school day would solve all of students problems.
• D) lengthening the school day would help keep older kids out of trouble by reducing the amount of time that they are unsupervised by adults.

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Definitions:

Jargon

Specialized language used by a particular profession or group.

Bypassing

A communication barrier where the same words or phrases are interpreted differently by different people, leading to misunderstandings.

Static Evaluation

The tendency to view people or situations as unchanging despite evidence to the contrary.

Polarization

The division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.