O Claim (6.01)

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3. What are the characteristics of an effective claim (6.01) ?

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Which of these arguments would be most effective if you were going to argue against better school lunches?

The main type of persuasive appeals used in this passage are A) legal appeals B) appeals to reason C) emotional appeals D) appeals to vanity

Which word has a negative connotation? A. thin, b. skinny c. Slim d. slender

There goes that antique fire truck from that car show

Which version of the sentence uses punctuation correctly? The water in the stream was cool and refreshing on my bare feet consequently; I waded, in it for a few minutes.

Which detail from the passage shows the difficult effects of chemotherapy? A) eating leafy vegetables like spinach and broccoli B) extreme bouts of nausea and vomiting C) an optimistic outlook about the future Eliminate D) an overcast sky with

Why does Feste stop teasing Malvolio? A. He doesnt want to anger Olivia B. He feels sorry for Malvolio C. He is encouraged to do so by Sir Toby D. He is afraid Malvolio will take revenge

Read this excerpt from "The Medicine Bag." "You found the money in my boots?" he asked Mom. "Martin did," she answered, and roused herself to scold. "Grandpa, you shouldn't have carried so much money.

Which is a metaphor the poet uses in "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" to describe the people who look up to a Somebody? - A. dreary public B. admiring bog C. a pair of us D. like a frog

What word goes after so? The jet plane noise was so that it frightened all the passngers A. Raucous B. Earsplitting