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Application of the Theory |
In this section we have created some practice questions to help you monitor what you have learned in the web site. As you go through the questions, decide which response you think is best and then check your answer. For each response, you will be told whether or not that response is correct and why. For each question we provide a link back to the page or pages that explain that concept -- just incase you want to review the material again.
1. Toulmin's model was designed as a philosophical and abstract depiction of argumentation.
(a) true
(b) false
2. Toulmin's model can be used to:
(a) analyze the parts of arguments
(b) evaluate the worth or strength of arguments
(c) create arguments for real listeners
(d) all of the above
3. A claim is the desired conclusion or purpose of the argument
(a) true
(b) false
4. An appropriate claim requires
(a) initial grounds for the argument
(b) a warrant that allows the speaker to move from grounds to claim
(c) a qualifier that states the "strength" of the claim
(d) reservations that state the exceptions to the claim
(e) all of the above
5. Data establish the position of the argument
(a) true
(b) false
6. In order to establish data for an argument directed toward a group of noble prize winning physicists, a speaker should use:
(a) an example
(b) numerical, statistical data
(c) an authority's opinion
7. Backing is the information that supports the warrant
(a) true
(b) false
8. Backing is most effective when it is:
(a) based upon abstract, universal laws
(b) based on substantial, tangible information
(c) hypothetical and fictitious
(d) all of the above
9. A qualifier states the exceptions to the claim
(a) true
(b) false
10. Toulmin's use of a qualifier in his model suggests that
(a) Toulmin felt most arguments are wrong
(b) We should be seeking absolute, universal truth
(c) Arguments are rarely "right or wrong," but usually somewhere in between
(d) All of the above
11. A rebuttal is the reasoned beginning of an argument
(a) true
(b) false
12. What would be an appropriate rebuttal to the claim that television causes violent behavior
(a) "My sister watched cartoons and tried to hit me over the head with a frying pan"
(b) "Unless the programming is educational and is actually anti-violence"
(c) "TV really just rots a person's brain"
(d) "Except most music videos which make people want to kill themselves"
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