6.03: Know Your Audience

6.03: Know Your Audience

FACTORYESCAPE GAME

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THE MISSION

You are trapped in a factory. To escape, you must answer questions about knowing your audience. Click the arrow to begin your escape.

THE base

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If a claim is logical, that means it is

Founded in fact

Based on opinion

QUESTION 1/3

Imagine you are writing an argument to convince others that gasoline-powered vehicles should be banned in favor of electric. Which group of people would you likely have to work most to convince?

Gasoline manufacturers

Tractor-trailer drivers

QUESTION 2/3

Imagine you are writing an argument to convince others that people should become vegetarians. You want people to stop eating meat and start eating nuts/beans for protein. Which group of people can you expect to support you without even reading your argument?

State level lawmakers

Animal rights supporters

QUESTION 3/3

THE base

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Use specific details to refute the opposite side's views.

Include only general details the audience will understand.

Appeal strongly to the emotions of your audience.

Which of the following should you do to make your argument effective?

QUESTION 1/3

It is respectful in tone to the audience and supports its claim with specific, credible evidence.

It contains specific, credible evidence but uses a disrespectful tone that should be revised.

It uses a respectful tone but needs specific, credible evidence to support the claim.

Parents should allow teens to own smartphones. To not do so is just dumb in this day and age. Edudemic.com reported in 2012 that smartphone ownership was rising. Dr. Meryl Ain notes that nearly 8 out of 10 teens own a cell phone and 37 percent own a smartphone. More than 70 percent of students who own one use apps for learning and studying. Students without such a device and tools are at a disadvantage compared to their peers. Their parents obviously don't truly care about their education. Which of the following is true about this argument excerpt?

QUESTION 2/3

Dr. Meryl Ain says, "smartphones can be powerful learning tools, instantly connecting users to information."

Only one in four teens has experienced bullying "through a mobile device or the Internet."

The Cyber Bullying Research Center reports that more than 80 percent of teens use a cell phone regularly.

Your friend is adding to her argument that favors teens owning smartphones. Which of the following is the most respectful, relevant, and credible statement that could add to her argument?

QUESTION 3/3

the base

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Teachers

Students

Doctors

Imagine you are writing an argument to convince others that soda machines should be removed from all public buildings, including schools. Which group of people would you likely have to work most to convince?

QUESTION 1/3

It uses a respectful tone but needs specific, credible evidence to support the claim.

It contains specific, credible evidence but uses a disrespectful tone that should be edited

It fails to support its claim with specific, credible evidence and uses a disrespectful tone.wer

People on either side of the teen smartphones debate can't agree on the evidence. There's proof of cyberbullying, but also proof of educational benefits. Yet nothing is conclusive, so no valid judgment can be made for everyone. Anyone supporting such a restriction is naïve and uninformed. They are reacting from emotion instead of using their brain to study the evidence. The bottom line is it's up to parents. Why spend billions of dollars on trying to stop cyberbullying or explore educational apps? It's just another human assumption that we can control the technology we've created. Trying is a waste of time and money. Which of the following is true about this argument excerpt?

QUESTION 2/3

A statement that responds to and defends against something

A statement that takes a stand on a controversial issue

An analysis of a personal situation using opinions

What is a claim?

QUESTION 2/3

Argumentation and rhetoric are the same skill with different names.

Argumentation is what you try to avoid when practicing rhetoric.

Argumentation is based on logic while persuasive writing uses emotion.

Argumentation and persuasive writing mean the same thing.

Which of the following is a true statement?

QUESTION 3/3

the base

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After sorting through the evidence, I believe the benefits of smartphones for teens outweigh the potential consequences.

It is obvious once a person examines the arguments on each side that teens ought to be able to own and use smartphones for education

Edudemic.com published an article noting that even basic apps on smartphones, like calculators and calendars, aid studying.

News and information outlets such as Onlinecolleges.net report that 47 percent of students have used a mobile app for learning.

Which of the following statements is the most respectful and credible in supporting teen ownership and use of smartphones?

QUESTION 1/3

The art of speaking or writing effectively

An angry confrontation with another

Using opinions to support ideas

Logical reasoning or the process of debating

What is rhetoric?

QUESTION 2/3

An angry confrontation with another

Logical reasoning or the process of debating

Using opinions to support ideas

The art of speaking or writing effectively

What is argumentation?

QUESTION 3/3

the base

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The writer should use facts that can be verified to address and disprove opposing viewpoints.

The writer should ignore opposing views so as to not bring attention to conflicting information.

The writer should mention opposing views to point out the flaws of those who believe in them.

The writer should give equal attention and value to opposing views, including using evidence.

How should a writer address opposing views in an argument

QUESTION 1/3

An analysis of a personal situation using opinions

A statement that responds to and defends against something

A statement that takes a stand on a controversial issue

An analysis of a controversial issue using arguments

What is a counterclaim?

QUESTION 2/3

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