ENG1502 FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
◉ to persuade. Answer: If you are rich and worth your salt, you will
teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in
idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess
it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all
the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid]
work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--
work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects
most honor upon the nation.
What is the purpose of this paragraph?
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
to express strong feeling and emotion
◉ deductively. Answer: Read the paragraph and answer the question.
If you are rich and worth your salt, you will teach your [children] that
[if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used
leisure merely means that those who possess it, being free from the
necessity of working for their livelihood, are all the more bound to carry
,on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters,
in art, in exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most
need in this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1899
How is the paragraph organized?
spatially
chronologically
deductively
inductively
◉ leisure should not mean idleness. Answer: If you are rich and worth
your salt, you will teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is
not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that
those who possess it, being free from the necessity of working for their
livelihood, are all the more bound to carry on some kind of
nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters, in art, in
exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most need in
this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1899
,What is the main idea?
wealth brings leisure
leisure should not mean idleness
wealth brings idleness
leisure is honoring to the nation
◉ ethical appeal. Answer: If you are rich and worth your salt, you will
teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in
idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess
it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all
the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid]
work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--
work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects
most honor upon the nation.
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1899
What kind of appeal does the author make?
emotional appeal
logical appeal
, ethical appeal
no appeal
◉ bandwagon. Answer: Identify the logical fallacy.
Chicago, New York, LA—all the other big cities have major league
teams. It's time we did too. Vote "Yes" on the half-cent stadium tax.
argumentum ad hominem
straw man fallacy
bandwagon
endorsement
either-or fallacy
◉ straw man fallacy. Answer: Identify the logical fallacy.
If we let a major league team in here, we'll have a huge traffic problem.
Crime will rise for sure, and tax payers will have to pay for the stadium
twice—once to get it built; twice to see the games.
argumentum ad hominem
straw man fallacy
bandwagon
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS STUDY GUIDE
◉ to persuade. Answer: If you are rich and worth your salt, you will
teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in
idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess
it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all
the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid]
work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--
work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects
most honor upon the nation.
What is the purpose of this paragraph?
to inform
to persuade
to entertain
to express strong feeling and emotion
◉ deductively. Answer: Read the paragraph and answer the question.
If you are rich and worth your salt, you will teach your [children] that
[if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used
leisure merely means that those who possess it, being free from the
necessity of working for their livelihood, are all the more bound to carry
,on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters,
in art, in exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most
need in this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1899
How is the paragraph organized?
spatially
chronologically
deductively
inductively
◉ leisure should not mean idleness. Answer: If you are rich and worth
your salt, you will teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is
not to be spent in idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that
those who possess it, being free from the necessity of working for their
livelihood, are all the more bound to carry on some kind of
nonremunerative [unpaid] work in science, in letters, in art, in
exploration, in historical research--work of the type we most need in
this country, out of which reflects most honor upon the nation.
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1899
,What is the main idea?
wealth brings leisure
leisure should not mean idleness
wealth brings idleness
leisure is honoring to the nation
◉ ethical appeal. Answer: If you are rich and worth your salt, you will
teach your [children] that [if] they have leisure it is not to be spent in
idleness; for wisely used leisure merely means that those who possess
it, being free from the necessity of working for their livelihood, are all
the more bound to carry on some kind of nonremunerative [unpaid]
work in science, in letters, in art, in exploration, in historical research--
work of the type we most need in this country, out of which reflects
most honor upon the nation.
--Theodore Roosevelt, 1899
What kind of appeal does the author make?
emotional appeal
logical appeal
, ethical appeal
no appeal
◉ bandwagon. Answer: Identify the logical fallacy.
Chicago, New York, LA—all the other big cities have major league
teams. It's time we did too. Vote "Yes" on the half-cent stadium tax.
argumentum ad hominem
straw man fallacy
bandwagon
endorsement
either-or fallacy
◉ straw man fallacy. Answer: Identify the logical fallacy.
If we let a major league team in here, we'll have a huge traffic problem.
Crime will rise for sure, and tax payers will have to pay for the stadium
twice—once to get it built; twice to see the games.
argumentum ad hominem
straw man fallacy
bandwagon
