Answer to Question #264768 in English for Jen

Question

Which of the following examples is the most reliable form of evidence?

a. your outlook on a particular topic

b. testimony from a witness

c.an assertion that the majority of the public believe

d. a statistic from 1950

__ credibility comes from how the audience perceives you after your speech.

a. Derived credibility

b. Initial credibility

c. Presentational credibility

d. Terminal credibility

Potential counterarguments you might include in your speech are called ______.

a. rebuttal

b. response

c. refutation

d. argument

Consider this argument: Cigarettes are addictive, like coffee. Nicotine is in cigarettes. Caffeine is in coffee. So nicotine is addictive, like caffeine. Which type of reasoning does this most exemplify?

a. causal reasoning

b. inductive reasoning

c. analogic reasoning

d. deductive reasoning

Answer 1

(b)

(d)

(a)

(c)