Each of the Following Sentences Tells What You Are Trying

question 14

Multiple Choice

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 reason that seems irrelevant, illogical, or untrue. If you wanted to persuade someone to buy and use a couple of reusable cloth bags for transporting groceries home from the store, you could say that

• A) the Kline Corporation, a manufacturer of cloth bags, says that cloth bags are better than paper or plastic bags.
• B) cloth bags reduce the trash and pollution created by discarded paper and plastic bags.
• C) cloth bags are easy to use.
• D) cloth bags are sturdier and won't break as easily as paper and plastic bags will.

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Definitions:

Box and Whisker Plot

A graphical representation used in statistics to display the distribution of datasets. It shows the median, quartiles, and possible outliers in the data.

Five-number Summary

A descriptive statistic that provides a quick overview of a dataset through five key numbers: minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

Symmetric

A characteristic of an object or distribution in which it is identical in size, form, and arrangement on both sides of a dividing line or plane.

First Quartile

The middle number between the smallest number and the median of the dataset, dividing the data set into lower 25% and upper 75%.