ACHS PHL 201 Module 5: What has been omitted? Questions With Complete Solutions

Identify the active and passive voice: correct answer: Squiggly loves Grammar Girl. active voice Grammar Girl is loved by Squiggly. passive voice How persuaded should you be by the reasoning in this passage: "The economy is greatly improving. Last month alone our unemployment rate decreased by 1 percent." correct answer: very persuaded persuaded moderately persuaded not very persuaded Statistics often deceive us because they are incomplete. correct answer: True False A member of a state house of representatives is against the death penalty but knows his state will not ban it; so he successfully argues to get a bill passed to make the penalty more humane by the use of an injection instead of the electric chair. As a result, after the bill is passed juries become more willing to recommend the death penalty because they now see it as more humane. The kind of omitted information that this representative needed to consider is the correct answer: context of testimonials. omitted potential negative effects of an action. alternative techniques for gathering or organizing the evidence. origins of facts referred to in his argument. What is missing from this example statistic: Large businesses are destroying the small town feel of our downtown area. Just last year, the number of large businesses in the city has increased by 75 percent. correct answer: absolute numbers percentages relevant comparisons Seventy-five percent seems impressive; however, the absolute numbers on which this percentage is based are missing. Browne 139. Identify the active and passive voice: correct answer: I am holding a pen. active voice The pen is being held by me.