Reading and All That Jazz: Tuning Up Your Reading, Thinking, and Study Skills, 2/e

Peter Mather, Glendale Community College
Rita McCarthy, Glendale Community College

Evaluating the Evidence

Multiple Choice


1	What are some clues that can indicate the author's bias?
		A)	propaganda
		B)	manipulation of tone
		C)	moral appeal
		D)	All of the above.


2	What is an example of a propaganda technique that could be used to influence you?
		A)	bandwagon
		B)	plain folks
		C)	name-calling
		D)	All of the above.


3	What is the final step of analyzing a selection?
		A)	The reader must evaluate the soundness of the author's reasoning.
		B)	The reader must form a hypothesis.
		C)	The reader must create a new theory.
		D)	The reader must modify his or her hypothesis.


4	When using __________________, specific examples, evidence or propositions lead to a more general conclusion.
		A)	foregone conclusions
		B)	inductive reasoning
		C)	deductive reasoning
		D)	the scientific process


5	A conclusion reached through __________________ is seen as following logically from more general propositions or statements.
		A)	foregone conclusions
		B)	inductive reasoning
		C)	deductive reasoning
		D)	the scientific process


6	A conclusion reached through __________________ involves collecting data and analyzing it, and then drawing a general conclusion or hypothesis.
		A)	foregone conclusions
		B)	inductive reasoning
		C)	deductive reasoning
		D)	the scientific process

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