Reasoning Aptitude
ANALYZING ARGUMENTS MCQs
Total Questions : 40
Page 1 of 2 pagesThis paragraph best supports the statement that
- Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.
- People even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.
- Academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.
- New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.
- Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- consumer spending will be higher thirteen years from now than it is today.
- more people buy houses in the month of February than in any other month.
- during the winter months, the prices of single-family homes are the lowest.
- there were about 4 million homes for sale during the month of February.
- warm winter weather is likely to affect the rate of home sales.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- fitness walking is a better form of exercise than weight lifting.
- a membership in a health club is a poor investment.
- walking outdoors provides a better workout than walking indoors.
- fitness walking is a convenient and valuable form of exercise.
- poorly designed athletic shoes can cause major foot injuries.
This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers
- work harder than people from other generations.
- have a tendency to be self-directed workers.
- have an interest in making history.
- tend to work in jobs that require risk-taking behavior.
- like to challenge their bosses work attitudes.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- low-fat ice cream produces more revenue than other low-fat foods.
- ice cream store owners would be better off carrying only low-fat ice cream.
- ice cream store owners no longer think that low-fat ice cream is an unpopular item.
- low-fat ice cream is more popular than other kinds of ice cream.
- consumers are fickle and it is impossible to please them
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- inappropriate clothing leads to failing grades.
- students who wear school uniforms get into better colleges.
- teachers and administrators spend at least 25% of their time enforcing the dress code.
- students are not interested in being part of a community.
- school uniforms should be compulsory for high school students.
This paragraph best supports the statement that victims of a crime should
- learn to forgive their offenders.
- have the right to confront their offenders.
- learn the art of mediation.
- insist that their offenders be punished.
- have the right to impose a sentence on their offenders.
This paragraph best supports the statement that in this country
- there are at least two opinions about the use of calculators in schools.
- calculators are frequently a detriment to learning math.
- state legislators are more involved in education than ever before.
- the price of graphing calculators is less when schools buy in bulk.
- the argument against calculators in schools is unfounded.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- most managers are not loyal to the corporations for which they work.
- businesses today do not understand their employees needs.
- employees social values have changed over the past ten years.
- career advancement is not important to today's business managers.
- companies should require their employees to accept promotions.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- the majority of the people in the world have never been seen by a doctor.
- food production in emerging nations has slowed during the past several years.
- most of the world's doctors are selfish about giving time and money to the poor.
- the medical-supply industry should step up production of its products.
- many people who live in emerging nations are not receiving proper medical care.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- yoga is more popular than high-impact aerobics.
- before embarking on a new exercise regimen, you should think about your needs and desires.
- yoga is changing the world of fitness in major ways.
- yoga benefits your body and mind.
- most people think that yoga isn't a rigorous form of exercise.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- stone tools were not really technology.
- stone tools were in use for two and a half million years.
- there is no way to know when stone tools first came into use.
- In today's world, new technologies are constantly being developed.
- none of the latest technologies is as significant as the development of stone tools.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- the study of mathematics is dangerous.
- words are more truthful than figures.
- the study of mathematics is more important than other disciplines.
- the power of numbers is that they cannot lie.
- figures are sometimes used to deceive people.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- police who do not warn persons of their Miranda rights are guilty of a crime.
- a Miranda warning must be given before a police interrogation can begin.
- the police may no longer interrogate persons suspected of a crime unless a lawyer is present.
- the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda should be reversed.
- persons who are interrogated by police should always remain silent until their lawyer comes.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- juries are less important today than they were in colonial times.
- jurors today are less interested in court cases than they were in colonial times.
- courtrooms today are more efficient than they were in colonial times.
- jurors in colonial times were more informed than jurors today.
- the jury system in America has changed since colonial times.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- toxic insecticides such as DDT have not been banned throughout the world.
- more pollutants find their way into polar climates than they do into warmer areas.
- studies have proven that many countries have ignored their own antipollution laws.
- DDT and toxaphene are the two most toxic insecticides in the world.
- even a worldwide ban on toxic insecticides would not stop the spread of DDT pollution.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- public health campaigns that raise consciousness and propose lifestyle changes are a productive way to fight obesity.
- obesity is the leading cause of diabetes in our country.
- people in our country watch too much television and do not exercise enough.
- a decline in obesity would radically decrease the incidence of asthma.
- fast-food restaurants and unhealthy school lunches contribute greatly to obesity.
This paragraph best supports the statement that the police cannot search a person's home or private papers unless they have
- legal authorization.
- direct evidence of a crime.
- read the person his or her constitutional rights.
- a reasonable belief that a crime has occurred.
- requested that a judge be present.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- critical reading is a slow, dull, but essential process.
- the best critical reading happens at critical times in a person's life.
- readers should get in the habit of questioning the truth of what they read.
- critical reading requires thoughtful and careful attention.
- critical reading should take place at the same time each day.
This paragraph best supports the statement that
- children are better protected from the sun's dangerous rays than adults
- sales of sun protection products are at an all-time high.
- adults are not heeding the warnings about the dangers of sun exposure seriously enough.
- more adults have skin cancer now than ever before.
- there is not enough information disseminated about the dangers of sun exposure.
What is a analysis argument?
When analyzing an argument, you are scrutinizing the logic and structure the author uses to present their argument. You can suggest improvements to their argument and point out counterarguments, but ultimately your point in the analysis is to evaluate the logic and quality of the support they provide for their claim.
Why do we Analyse arguments?
It helps you identify the logical structure of the argument, which is necessary if you are to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the argument in order to know whether or not to accept it.
How do you Analyze an argumentative text?
How to Analyze an Argumentative Essay:
1. Analyze how well the essay's evidence supports its thesis. ...
2. Analyze the essay's logical flow of ideas. ...
3. Analyze the rhetoric that the essay uses to convince the reader of its argument.
What are the 5 Steps to analyzing argument?
The five steps of analyzing arguments include: Determining what the arguer MEANS, CONSECUTIVELY numbering arguments, identifying the argument's MAIN CLAIM, DIAGRAMMING the argument, and CRITIQUING the argument.
What are the 4 steps to analyzing an argument?
Evaluate 4 Factors in Argument Analysis
1. Summarize the author's reasons. In the standards this is stated as identify, explain, or trace the reasons the author provides in his argument.
2. Assess the provided evidence.
3. Identify perspectives represented.
4. Investigate the author's credibility.
How is literary analysis an argument?
A literary analysis is not merely a summary of a literary work. Instead, it is an argument about the work that expresses a writer's personal perspective, interpretation, judgment, or critical evaluation of the work.
What is the first step in analyzing an argument?
In order to begin analyzing an argument, you must first look at the evidence presented to you, then ask questions based on that evidence. Ask questions like, • "Based on the evidence, is there a different explanation or claim possible?"
How do you Analyze an argument example?
To analyze an author's argument, take it one step at a time:
1. Briefly note the main assertion (what does the writer want me to believe or do?)
2. Make a note of the first reason the author makes to support his/her conclusion.
3. Write down every other reason.
4. Underline the most important reason.
Which are the characteristics of an analytical argument?
The 4 most crucial characteristics of a Analytical Essay Writing:
· It is Not a synopsis.
· A Thesis is needed by it Declaration.
· It requires to Be Supported Up By Research.
· It requires to Be Well Structured.
What is the difference between descriptive and analytical?
Academia recognizes two major types of writing—descriptive writing and analytical writing—which are both used in non-academic situations as well. As you might expect, descriptive writing focuses on clear descriptions of facts or things that have happened, while analytical writing provides additional analysis.
How do you identify arguments?
There are three steps to argument identification:
1. Understand the Context: Is someone trying to convince you of something?
2. Identify the Conclusion: What are they trying to convince you?
3. Identify the Reasons: Why do they think you should believe them?
How do you Analyse an argument in an article?
To analyze an author's argument, take it one step at a time:
1. Briefly note the main assertion (what does the writer want me to believe or do?
2. Make a note of the first reason the author makes to support his/her conclusion.
3. Write down every other reason.
4. Underline the most important reason.
What should you always do first when analyzing an argument?
You know the argument by reading it, then you break it down to comprehend it, then you paraphrase to apply it, then you analyze it to find the assumption, then synthesize for Strengthen/Weaken or Flaw questions. What is the trick with strenthen/Weaken questions?
What is an argument analysis?
An argument analysis looks at what makes an argument 'work'. What makes an argument valid and sound and acceptable to its audience? The answer to this question is that a number of aspects contribute to making an argument work.
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