english test

Question 1

A speech that contradicts an earlier statement

Answer 1

rebuttal

Question 2

the specific speech that a debater make to build a case

Answer 2

constructive

Question 3

Means “the state in which” or how things are now; negative defends this

Answer 3

status quo

Question 4

Yes or true; the team that agrees with the resolution:

Answer 4

Affirmative

Question 5

A formal contest of skill in reasoned argument:

Answer 5

Debate

Question 6

a set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong

Answer 6

ARGUMENT

Question 7

an assertion of the belief of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt

Answer 7

CLAIM

Question 8

the main ideas or points that led to your claim - or how you justify your stance

Answer 8

REASON

Question 9

Facts that support your reasons and claim; based in research and properly cited

Answer 9

EVIDENCE

Question 10

direct language from outside sources

Answer 10

QUOTES

Question 11

information all agree on (times, dates, locations, etc.)

Answer 11

FACTS

Question 12

numbers and research from experts

Answer 12

STATISTICS

Question 13

experiences that illustrate the point

Answer 13

EXAMPLES

Question 14

No or false; the team that disagrees with the resolution:

Answer 14

Negative

Question 15

Occurs after each constructive; the person who just spoke is asked questions by their opponent.

Answer 15

cross-examination

Question 16

To show that something is false or wrong

Answer 16

refute

Question 17

The author’s word choice

Answer 17

diction

Question 18

A reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history, music, art, or another work of literature.

Answer 18

allusion

Question 19

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things; it implies an underlying similarity between the two and does not use the words like or as

Answer 19

metaphor

Question 20

A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare seemingly unlike things

Answer 20

simile

Question 21

An author’s attitude towards his or her subject matter

Answer 21

tone

Question 22

A contrast between appearance and reality, or between what is expected and what actually happens (three types)

Answer 22

irony

Question 23

Strategies that convince the audience of the speaker’s character and/or credibility

Answer 23

ethos

Question 24

Strategies that convince an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response

Answer 24

pathos

Question 25

A way of persuading an audience by way of reason (provides a claim and evidence)

Answer 25

logos

Question 26

Persuasive techniques used by public speakers and writers of literary works, especially those written to persuade

Answer 26

rhetorical devices

Question 27

The recurrence of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or stanzas (used to emphasize a point)

Answer 27

repetition

Question 28

The comparing and contrasting of two or more usually opposite ideas, characters, objects, etc.

Answer 28

juxtaposition

Question 29

A gradual increase in loudness or intensity

Answer 29

crescendo

Question 30

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

Answer 30

syntax

Question 31

A short written or oral account of an event from a person's life.

Answer 31

anecdote