, CH01
Test Bankp
1. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Willp ap beveragep beginp top coolp morep quicklyp inp thep freezerp orp inp thep regularp partp ofp thep refrigerator?p Well,p ofp coursep it’llp coolp fasterp inp thep freezer!p Th
erep arep lots p ofp peoplep whop don’tp understandp anythingp atp allp aboutp physics pandp whop thinkp thingspmayp beginp top coolp fasterp inp thep fridge.p Butp they’rep sa
dlyp mistaken.
Nop argument.p Clearly,p ourp speakerp has p anp opinionp onp thep subject,p butp nop argumentp isp given.
2. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
It’sp truep thatp youp canp usep yourp televisionp setp top tellp whenp ap tornadop isp approaching.p Thep reasonp isp thatp tornadoesp makep anp electricalp disturbancep inp th
ep 55p megahertzp range,p whichp isp closep top thep bandp assignedp top channelp 2.p Ifp youp knowp howp top dop it,p youp canp getp yourp setp top pickp upp thep currentp given
p offp byp thep twister.p Sop yourp televisionp setp canp bep yourp warningp devicep thatp tells p youp whenp top divep forp thep cellar.
—Adaptedp fromp Cecilp Adams,p Thep Straightp Dope
This p passagep mightp bep takenp asp anp explanation,p butp itp is p alsop anp argument,p sincep itp is p clearlyp designedp top convincep usp thatp itsp mainp pointp isp correct.
3. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Somep ofp thesep guyspwhop dop Elvis pPresleyp imitations p actuallyp payp morep forp theirp outfits p thanp Elvis p paidp forp his!p Anybodyp whopwouldp spendp thousan
dsp justp sop hep canp spendp ap few p minutes p notp foolingp anybodyp intop thinkingp he’sp Elvis p isp nuts.
Nop argument.p Nop connectionp isp madep betweenp thep costp ofp thep outfits p andp thep psychologicalp deficiencies p ofp Elvis p impersonators.
4. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep argumentp advancedp atp ap recentp governmentp hearing—
thatp becausep wep willp notp bep dependentp onp plutoniump forp morep thanp ap few p hundredp years p itp ‘willp notp bep anp importantp problemp indefinitely’—
entirelyp misses p thep point.p Thoughp wep mayp relyp onp plutoniump forp onlyp ap relativelyp briefp period,p thep plutoniump producedp duringp thatp periodp mayp bep w
ithp us p indefinitely,p andp itp mayp jeopardizep thep lives p ofp manyp times p thep numberp ofp generations p thatp profitp fromp itsp use."
—
Ronaldp M.p Green,p "Internationalp Justicep andpEnvironmentalp Responsibility"p Argu
ment.
5. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Genep splicingp isp thep mostp awesomep andp powerfulp skillp acquiredp byp manp sincep thep splittingp ofp thep atom.p Ifp pursuedp humanistically,p itsp potentialp top se
rvep humanityp is p enormous.p Wep willp usep itp top synthesizep expensivep naturalp products—
interferon,p substances p suchp asp insulin,p andp humanp endorphins p thatp servep asp naturalp painkillers.p Wep willp bep ablep top createp ap secondp ‘greenp revolution’p
inp agriculturep top producep new p high-yield,p disease-resistant,p self-
p fertilizingp crops.p Genep splicingp has p thep potentialp top synthesizep new p substances p wep canp substitutep forp oil,p coal,p andp otherp raw p materials—
keys p top ap self-p sustainingp society."
—Johnp Naisbitt,p Megatrends
Argument.
6. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Computers p willp neverp bep ablep top conversep intelligentlyp throughp speech.p A p simplep examplep proves p thatp thisp isp so.p Thep sentences p "How p dop youp
recognizep speech?"p andp "How p dop youp wreckpap nicep beach?"p soundpjustp thepsamep whenptheyp arep spoken,pbutp theyp meanp somethingp different.p Ap
computerp couldp notp distinguishp thep two.
Argument.
7. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
You’dp betterp notp petp thatp dog.p Shep looks pfriendly,p butpshe’s pbeenp knownptop bite.pAr
gument.
8. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Itp isp obvious p whyp somep menp havep troublep understandingp whypwomenp becomep upsetp overp pornography.pPornographypdepictsp womenp aspservants porp sl
aves,p andp menp cannotp conceivep ofp themselves p inp this p role.
,Argument.
, 9. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Ip don’tp carep how p wellp Thompsonp playedp lastp week.p Ifphep misses ppracticep onep morep time,p he’s p notp goingptop playpinp thep tournament,p andp that’sp that.
p Nop argument.p Thep speakerp isp onlyp makingp ap firmp claim,p notp supportingp itp withp reasons.
10. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Exceptp maybep forp financep andp business p law,p schools p ofpbusiness preallyp don’tp havep verypmuchp ofptheirp ownpsubjectp matterp top teachp top students.p Allpthe
p restp is p reallyp mathematics,p psychology,p English,p speech,p andp otherp standardp subjects p thatp business p schools p callp byp otherp names.
Argument.
11. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Rightp now p therep arep as p manyp asp halfp ap millionp military-
stylep assaultp guns p inp thep hands p ofp privatep citizensp inp thep Unitedp States.p Thesep small,p light,p easy-p to-
handlep weapons p arep exemplifiedp byp thep Israelip UZI,p thep Americanp MAC-10p andp AR-15,p andp thep KG-
99.p Allp ofp thesep arep sophisticatedp weapons p manufacturedp forp thep singlep purposep ofp killingp humanp beings p inp largep numbers p veryp quickly.
Nop argument.
12. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Itp is p betterp top bep ap humanp beingp dissatisfiedp thanp ap pigp satisfied;p betterp top bep Socrates p dissatisfiedp thanp ap foolp satisfied.p Andpifp thep fool,porp thep pig,p ar
ep ofp ap differentp opinion,p itp isp becausep theyp onlyp know p theirp ownp sidep ofp thep question."
—
JohnpStuartpMill,pUtilitarianismp Nop
argument.
13. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep personalp computerp revolutionp isp markedp byp accidentalp discoveries.p Thep entirep marketp forp thesep things p wasp ap bigp surprisep topallp thep pioneersp who
p putp simplep ads p inp hobbyistp magazines p andp werep stunnedp byp anp onslaughtp ofp eagerp customers."
—
JohnpC.pDvorakp No
p argument.
14. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep mainp dangerp ofp war,p evenp ofp ap warp foughtp withp conventionalp weapons,p lies p inp itsp unpredictability."
—Anatolyp Gromyko,p "Securityp forp Allp inp thep Nuclearp Age,"p inp Breakthrough
Nop argument.
15. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep recentp failurep ofp ap Drakep Universityp studentp top haltp hisp formerp girlfriend’s p planp forp anp abortionp focuses p lightp onp ap seldomp consideredp situation:p
Whilep ap woman’s p rightp top anp abortionp shouldp notp bep weakened,p thep ideap ofp ‘fathers’p rights’p raisedp inp thisp casep shouldp bep discussed."
—Thep Dailyp Iowan
Nop argument.
16. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Ifp Americanp business p isp top regainp anp advantageous p positionp inp thep internationalp marketplace,p itp mustp recreatep ap climatep ofp flexibilityp andp entreprene
urship.p Unfortunately,p thep trendp isp top seekp personalp success pnotpthroughp entrepreneurshipp butp throughpprofessionalism,p asp apcontinuedp climbp inp thep nu
mberp ofp advancedp degrees p inp business p andp law p confirms.p Ifp this p tendencyp top seekp personalp securityp andp prestigep byp joiningp thep ranks pofp thep professio
nallyp comfortablep continues,p thep realp winners p willp bep America’s p overseas p competitors."
—
IrvingpGreenbergp A
rgument.
17. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Test Bankp
1. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Willp ap beveragep beginp top coolp morep quicklyp inp thep freezerp orp inp thep regularp partp ofp thep refrigerator?p Well,p ofp coursep it’llp coolp fasterp inp thep freezer!p Th
erep arep lots p ofp peoplep whop don’tp understandp anythingp atp allp aboutp physics pandp whop thinkp thingspmayp beginp top coolp fasterp inp thep fridge.p Butp they’rep sa
dlyp mistaken.
Nop argument.p Clearly,p ourp speakerp has p anp opinionp onp thep subject,p butp nop argumentp isp given.
2. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
It’sp truep thatp youp canp usep yourp televisionp setp top tellp whenp ap tornadop isp approaching.p Thep reasonp isp thatp tornadoesp makep anp electricalp disturbancep inp th
ep 55p megahertzp range,p whichp isp closep top thep bandp assignedp top channelp 2.p Ifp youp knowp howp top dop it,p youp canp getp yourp setp top pickp upp thep currentp given
p offp byp thep twister.p Sop yourp televisionp setp canp bep yourp warningp devicep thatp tells p youp whenp top divep forp thep cellar.
—Adaptedp fromp Cecilp Adams,p Thep Straightp Dope
This p passagep mightp bep takenp asp anp explanation,p butp itp is p alsop anp argument,p sincep itp is p clearlyp designedp top convincep usp thatp itsp mainp pointp isp correct.
3. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Somep ofp thesep guyspwhop dop Elvis pPresleyp imitations p actuallyp payp morep forp theirp outfits p thanp Elvis p paidp forp his!p Anybodyp whopwouldp spendp thousan
dsp justp sop hep canp spendp ap few p minutes p notp foolingp anybodyp intop thinkingp he’sp Elvis p isp nuts.
Nop argument.p Nop connectionp isp madep betweenp thep costp ofp thep outfits p andp thep psychologicalp deficiencies p ofp Elvis p impersonators.
4. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep argumentp advancedp atp ap recentp governmentp hearing—
thatp becausep wep willp notp bep dependentp onp plutoniump forp morep thanp ap few p hundredp years p itp ‘willp notp bep anp importantp problemp indefinitely’—
entirelyp misses p thep point.p Thoughp wep mayp relyp onp plutoniump forp onlyp ap relativelyp briefp period,p thep plutoniump producedp duringp thatp periodp mayp bep w
ithp us p indefinitely,p andp itp mayp jeopardizep thep lives p ofp manyp times p thep numberp ofp generations p thatp profitp fromp itsp use."
—
Ronaldp M.p Green,p "Internationalp Justicep andpEnvironmentalp Responsibility"p Argu
ment.
5. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Genep splicingp isp thep mostp awesomep andp powerfulp skillp acquiredp byp manp sincep thep splittingp ofp thep atom.p Ifp pursuedp humanistically,p itsp potentialp top se
rvep humanityp is p enormous.p Wep willp usep itp top synthesizep expensivep naturalp products—
interferon,p substances p suchp asp insulin,p andp humanp endorphins p thatp servep asp naturalp painkillers.p Wep willp bep ablep top createp ap secondp ‘greenp revolution’p
inp agriculturep top producep new p high-yield,p disease-resistant,p self-
p fertilizingp crops.p Genep splicingp has p thep potentialp top synthesizep new p substances p wep canp substitutep forp oil,p coal,p andp otherp raw p materials—
keys p top ap self-p sustainingp society."
—Johnp Naisbitt,p Megatrends
Argument.
6. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Computers p willp neverp bep ablep top conversep intelligentlyp throughp speech.p A p simplep examplep proves p thatp thisp isp so.p Thep sentences p "How p dop youp
recognizep speech?"p andp "How p dop youp wreckpap nicep beach?"p soundpjustp thepsamep whenptheyp arep spoken,pbutp theyp meanp somethingp different.p Ap
computerp couldp notp distinguishp thep two.
Argument.
7. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
You’dp betterp notp petp thatp dog.p Shep looks pfriendly,p butpshe’s pbeenp knownptop bite.pAr
gument.
8. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Itp isp obvious p whyp somep menp havep troublep understandingp whypwomenp becomep upsetp overp pornography.pPornographypdepictsp womenp aspservants porp sl
aves,p andp menp cannotp conceivep ofp themselves p inp this p role.
,Argument.
, 9. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Ip don’tp carep how p wellp Thompsonp playedp lastp week.p Ifphep misses ppracticep onep morep time,p he’s p notp goingptop playpinp thep tournament,p andp that’sp that.
p Nop argument.p Thep speakerp isp onlyp makingp ap firmp claim,p notp supportingp itp withp reasons.
10. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Exceptp maybep forp financep andp business p law,p schools p ofpbusiness preallyp don’tp havep verypmuchp ofptheirp ownpsubjectp matterp top teachp top students.p Allpthe
p restp is p reallyp mathematics,p psychology,p English,p speech,p andp otherp standardp subjects p thatp business p schools p callp byp otherp names.
Argument.
11. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
Rightp now p therep arep as p manyp asp halfp ap millionp military-
stylep assaultp guns p inp thep hands p ofp privatep citizensp inp thep Unitedp States.p Thesep small,p light,p easy-p to-
handlep weapons p arep exemplifiedp byp thep Israelip UZI,p thep Americanp MAC-10p andp AR-15,p andp thep KG-
99.p Allp ofp thesep arep sophisticatedp weapons p manufacturedp forp thep singlep purposep ofp killingp humanp beings p inp largep numbers p veryp quickly.
Nop argument.
12. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Itp is p betterp top bep ap humanp beingp dissatisfiedp thanp ap pigp satisfied;p betterp top bep Socrates p dissatisfiedp thanp ap foolp satisfied.p Andpifp thep fool,porp thep pig,p ar
ep ofp ap differentp opinion,p itp isp becausep theyp onlyp know p theirp ownp sidep ofp thep question."
—
JohnpStuartpMill,pUtilitarianismp Nop
argument.
13. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep personalp computerp revolutionp isp markedp byp accidentalp discoveries.p Thep entirep marketp forp thesep things p wasp ap bigp surprisep topallp thep pioneersp who
p putp simplep ads p inp hobbyistp magazines p andp werep stunnedp byp anp onslaughtp ofp eagerp customers."
—
JohnpC.pDvorakp No
p argument.
14. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep mainp dangerp ofp war,p evenp ofp ap warp foughtp withp conventionalp weapons,p lies p inp itsp unpredictability."
—Anatolyp Gromyko,p "Securityp forp Allp inp thep Nuclearp Age,"p inp Breakthrough
Nop argument.
15. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Thep recentp failurep ofp ap Drakep Universityp studentp top haltp hisp formerp girlfriend’s p planp forp anp abortionp focuses p lightp onp ap seldomp consideredp situation:p
Whilep ap woman’s p rightp top anp abortionp shouldp notp bep weakened,p thep ideap ofp ‘fathers’p rights’p raisedp inp thisp casep shouldp bep discussed."
—Thep Dailyp Iowan
Nop argument.
16. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
"Ifp Americanp business p isp top regainp anp advantageous p positionp inp thep internationalp marketplace,p itp mustp recreatep ap climatep ofp flexibilityp andp entreprene
urship.p Unfortunately,p thep trendp isp top seekp personalp success pnotpthroughp entrepreneurshipp butp throughpprofessionalism,p asp apcontinuedp climbp inp thep nu
mberp ofp advancedp degrees p inp business p andp law p confirms.p Ifp this p tendencyp top seekp personalp securityp andp prestigep byp joiningp thep ranks pofp thep professio
nallyp comfortablep continues,p thep realp winners p willp bep America’s p overseas p competitors."
—
IrvingpGreenbergp A
rgument.
17. Determinep whetherp thep followingp passagep isp (orp contains)p anp argument.
