PRAXIS 5047 FINAL TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ appeal to emotions.
Answer: authors ask readers how they would feel about something or to put
themselves in another's place..present the point & tell reader's how they
should feel
◍ Informational Texts.
Answer: Texts, such as a biographies, textbooks, articles, reports, etc, that
are factual or written to teach something; usually nonfiction
◍ Rhetoric.
Answer: The art or study of persuasion through speaking or writing;
language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little
◍ appeal to character, morality, or ethics.
Answer: authors present their points to readers as the right or most moral
choices (they cite expert opinions)
◍ bandwagon appeals.
Answer: persuades readers that everyone else agrees with them
◍ Literal.
Answer: Actual, real, true to fact, or following the exact words of; or plain
or unadorned.
◍ logical fallacies.
Answer: potential weaknesses in an argument
◍ post hoc ergo propter hoc.
Answer: "After this, therefore because of this"
,◍ Inferences.
Answer: A logical conclusion made from observations and data collected
◍ Theme.
Answer: A central idea or concept.
◍ argumentum ad antiquitatem.
Answer: an argument to tradition or antiquity
◍ argumentum ad hominem.
Answer: against the person, not the person's statements/ideas
◍ argumentum ad ignorantiam.
Answer: an argument appealing to ignorance
◍ Myths.
Answer: A traditional story that deals with the supernatural, ancestors, or
heroes
◍ argumentum ad logicam.
Answer: argument/appeal to logic
◍ argumentum ad misericordiam.
Answer: argument/appeal to pity
◍ argumentum ad nauseam.
Answer: argument to the point of nausea
◍ argumentum ad numerum.
Answer: argument or appeal to numbers
◍ Characterization.
Answer: A method an author uses to let readers know more about the
characters and their personal traits.
◍ argumentum ad verecundiam.
Answer: arguing or appealing to authority
◍ Setting.
, Answer: Where the story takes place
◍ Plot Development.
Answer: The manner in which the story's events progress; usually there are
six steps: (1) Exposition; (2) Establishment of Conflict; (3) Rising Action;
(4) Climax; (5) Falling Action or Denoucement; (6) Resolution
◍ circulus in demmonstrando.
Answer: circular argument "talking in circles"
◍ cum hoc ergo propter hoc.
Answer: "With this, therefore because of this"
◍ Exposition.
Answer: Background information presented in a literary work.
◍ dicto simpliciter.
Answer: spoken simply
◍ argumentum ad antiquitatem.
Answer: appeal to tradition
◍ non sequitur.
Answer: "It does not follow"
◍ petition principii.
Answer: "begging the question"
◍ Technical Language.
Answer: Language associated with a particular profession, activity or field
of study
◍ Figurative Language.
Answer: A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey
something other than the literal meaning of their words.
◍ Connotation.
Answer: An implied meaning of a word.
◍ tu quoque.
, Answer: "you to"
◍ primary sources.
Answer: original information like reports from researchers (database,
academic books)
◍ secondary sources.
Answer: information given by other people (cited or quoted in magazines,
films, books)
◍ Denotation.
Answer: The dictionary definition of a word
◍ journal.
Answer: a person's personal account of events, experiences, or feelings in
their life
◍ Extended Metaphor.
Answer: A metaphor that continues beyond it's initial use, can be developed
at great length
◍ Imagery.
Answer: Description that appeals to the senses (Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch,
Taste)
◍ letters.
Answer: messages written to communicate with others
◍ Hyperbole.
Answer: A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong
emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
◍ essay.
Answer: intro, body, and a conclusion
◍ speeches.
Answer: compositions written to be delivered or read in spoken language in
public to various groups of people
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ appeal to emotions.
Answer: authors ask readers how they would feel about something or to put
themselves in another's place..present the point & tell reader's how they
should feel
◍ Informational Texts.
Answer: Texts, such as a biographies, textbooks, articles, reports, etc, that
are factual or written to teach something; usually nonfiction
◍ Rhetoric.
Answer: The art or study of persuasion through speaking or writing;
language that is elaborate or pretentious but actually empty, meaning little
◍ appeal to character, morality, or ethics.
Answer: authors present their points to readers as the right or most moral
choices (they cite expert opinions)
◍ bandwagon appeals.
Answer: persuades readers that everyone else agrees with them
◍ Literal.
Answer: Actual, real, true to fact, or following the exact words of; or plain
or unadorned.
◍ logical fallacies.
Answer: potential weaknesses in an argument
◍ post hoc ergo propter hoc.
Answer: "After this, therefore because of this"
,◍ Inferences.
Answer: A logical conclusion made from observations and data collected
◍ Theme.
Answer: A central idea or concept.
◍ argumentum ad antiquitatem.
Answer: an argument to tradition or antiquity
◍ argumentum ad hominem.
Answer: against the person, not the person's statements/ideas
◍ argumentum ad ignorantiam.
Answer: an argument appealing to ignorance
◍ Myths.
Answer: A traditional story that deals with the supernatural, ancestors, or
heroes
◍ argumentum ad logicam.
Answer: argument/appeal to logic
◍ argumentum ad misericordiam.
Answer: argument/appeal to pity
◍ argumentum ad nauseam.
Answer: argument to the point of nausea
◍ argumentum ad numerum.
Answer: argument or appeal to numbers
◍ Characterization.
Answer: A method an author uses to let readers know more about the
characters and their personal traits.
◍ argumentum ad verecundiam.
Answer: arguing or appealing to authority
◍ Setting.
, Answer: Where the story takes place
◍ Plot Development.
Answer: The manner in which the story's events progress; usually there are
six steps: (1) Exposition; (2) Establishment of Conflict; (3) Rising Action;
(4) Climax; (5) Falling Action or Denoucement; (6) Resolution
◍ circulus in demmonstrando.
Answer: circular argument "talking in circles"
◍ cum hoc ergo propter hoc.
Answer: "With this, therefore because of this"
◍ Exposition.
Answer: Background information presented in a literary work.
◍ dicto simpliciter.
Answer: spoken simply
◍ argumentum ad antiquitatem.
Answer: appeal to tradition
◍ non sequitur.
Answer: "It does not follow"
◍ petition principii.
Answer: "begging the question"
◍ Technical Language.
Answer: Language associated with a particular profession, activity or field
of study
◍ Figurative Language.
Answer: A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey
something other than the literal meaning of their words.
◍ Connotation.
Answer: An implied meaning of a word.
◍ tu quoque.
, Answer: "you to"
◍ primary sources.
Answer: original information like reports from researchers (database,
academic books)
◍ secondary sources.
Answer: information given by other people (cited or quoted in magazines,
films, books)
◍ Denotation.
Answer: The dictionary definition of a word
◍ journal.
Answer: a person's personal account of events, experiences, or feelings in
their life
◍ Extended Metaphor.
Answer: A metaphor that continues beyond it's initial use, can be developed
at great length
◍ Imagery.
Answer: Description that appeals to the senses (Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch,
Taste)
◍ letters.
Answer: messages written to communicate with others
◍ Hyperbole.
Answer: A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong
emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
◍ essay.
Answer: intro, body, and a conclusion
◍ speeches.
Answer: compositions written to be delivered or read in spoken language in
public to various groups of people
