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The document provides a quiz on key concepts in argumentative and persuasive writing such as: 1) The difference between argumentative and persuasive texts is that an argumentative text is based on reason while a persuasive text aims to convince through emotion. 2) A counterclaim presents an opposing argument to the main claim. 3) It is important to make a clear, specific claim in an argumentative essay to take a position and focus the discussion.

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The document provides a quiz on key concepts in argumentative and persuasive writing such as: 1) The difference between argumentative and persuasive texts is that an argumentative text is based on reason while a persuasive text aims to convince through emotion. 2) A counterclaim presents an opposing argument to the main claim. 3) It is important to make a clear, specific claim in an argumentative essay to take a position and focus the discussion.

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Name: ___________________________________________ Section: 7-0____

1. What is the difference between an argumentative text and a persuasive text?


a. An argumentative text is based on your emotion, while a persuasive text is based
on reason,
b. An argumentative text is based on reason, while a persuasive text is based on
your emotion.
c. An argumentative text is nothing but facts while a persuasive text is simply the
author’s feelings.
d. An argumentative text is only the author’s feelings while a persuasive text is
nothing but facts

2. TRUE or FALSE -- circle your answer


The two most similar paragraphs in an essay are the first paragraph of the body and the
third paragraph of the body.
TRUE FALSE

3. What are credible sources?

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4. Which of the following is correct about citing sources of information?


a. You only need to cite your source in a research paper that requires a works cited
page
b. Anytime you are taking someone’s information, you must give them credit
c. You must always cite the source, unless you knew the information beforehand
already
d. You only have to if the author of the information requires it

5. What is a counterclaim?

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Matching: use provided transition words to complete the questions


Furthermore
Overall
Conversely
Incidentally
6. In writing, _______________________ is used to reverse something previously stated.

7. In writing, the word ______________________ is used when taking all the information
discussed into account.

8. This word also means “in addition to”: ______________________

9. Please use the word emissions correctly in a short sentence:

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10. When writing an argumentative essay, why is it so important to make your own specific
claim?
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