Question
A student is writing an essay about cellular phones. The essay argues that cellular phones have benefited society more than they have hurt it. Which statement might the student include as an example of anecdotal evidence?(1 point)
Responses
Average daily cellular phone use rose 39 percent in the United States between 2019 and 2020, which is a remarkable increase.
Average daily cellular phone use rose 39 percent in the United States between 2019 and 2020, which is a remarkable increase.
Many advances in other fields of technology have stemmed from those used to design and improve cellular phones.
Many advances in other fields of technology have stemmed from those used to design and improve cellular phones.
Richard Adams, a man in his fifties, remembers when cellular phones were not widely used, and he states that they have made every aspect of life easier.
Richard Adams, a man in his fifties, remembers when cellular phones were not widely used, and he states that they have made every aspect of life easier.
According to a recent survey by a recognized think tank, more than 85 percent of American adults believe that cellular phones have been good for society.
Use the passage to answer the question.
We use the Internet for nearly everything today. It only makes sense that the United States should adopt Internet voting for elections. Given that many voters currently forego their civic duty due to work or other obligations, the best way to ensure the widest voter turnout is to bring voting to the Internet.
Which response to the argument contains the best developed counterclaim and evidence?
(1 point)
Responses
Counterclaim: In 2020, when the U.S. presidential election was challenged, ballots had to be counted by hand in many states.
Evidence: An article detailing the hand counting that took place after the election.
Counterclaim: In 2020, when the U.S. presidential election was challenged, ballots had to be counted by hand in many states. Evidence: An article detailing the hand counting that took place after the election.
Counterclaim: Thirty states have laws requiring that employers give employees time off to vote during elections.
Evidence: Details from government documents identifying the laws.
Counterclaim: Thirty states have laws requiring that employers give employees time off to vote during elections. Evidence: Details from government documents identifying the laws.
Counterclaim: As of 2020, 8 countries allowed their citizens to use some form of online voting to cast their ballots.
Evidence: An article on online-voting requirements in various countries.
Counterclaim: As of 2020, 8 countries allowed their citizens to use some form of online voting to cast their ballots. Evidence: An article on online-voting requirements in various countries.
Counterclaim: To vote safely and securely via the Internet, it would be best if people owned their own devices, and many people do not.
Evidence: Statistics from a technology journal indicating the percentages of people who do not own devices.
Use the sentences to answer the question.
Tom and Maria waited outside. The weather was rainy and cold.
What is the best way to combine the sentences with a prepositional phrase?
(1 point)
Responses
Although the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Marie waited outside.
Although the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Marie waited outside.
Tom and Maria waited outside in the rainy and cold weather.
Tom and Maria waited outside in the rainy and cold weather.
Because the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Maria waited outside.
Because the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Maria waited outside.
Tom and Maria waited outside; the weather was rainy and cold.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families.
The lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
A writer wants to combine these sentences using a transition word or phrase. Which transition would best clarify the relationship between the ideas in these sentences?
(1 point)
Responses
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; in other words, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; in other words, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; on the other hand, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; on the other hand, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; as a result, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; as a result, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; however, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; however, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
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Argument 1: The Cuban embargo hurts the American economy. A study by the Cuba Policy Foundation has shown that the annual cost in terms of economic output exceeds $4 billion. Lifting the embargo would result in the creation of at least 6,000 new jobs for Americans, especially in the agricultural sectors.
Argument 2: Emilia Hernandez, a second-generation Cuban American, makes the trip from Hialeah, Florida to Havana to visit her grandparents once a year. While this trip should require little more than a flash of her passport and an easy-peasy one-hour flight, it instead poses an annual headache for Ms. Hernandez. The fact that Americans can't even visit their family members without a massive ordeal shows why this embargo needs to be lifted.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Compare the two arguments above. How does the first argument establish a formal journalistic style when compared to the second argument? Select two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
It uses a third-person perspective.
It uses a third-person perspective.
It uses strictly academic language.
It uses strictly academic language.
It has a clearly stated claim.
It has a clearly stated claim.
It gives clear and relatable examples.
It gives clear and relatable examples.
It provides facts and statistics as evidence.
It provides facts and statistics as evidence.
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Responses
Average daily cellular phone use rose 39 percent in the United States between 2019 and 2020, which is a remarkable increase.
Average daily cellular phone use rose 39 percent in the United States between 2019 and 2020, which is a remarkable increase.
Many advances in other fields of technology have stemmed from those used to design and improve cellular phones.
Many advances in other fields of technology have stemmed from those used to design and improve cellular phones.
Richard Adams, a man in his fifties, remembers when cellular phones were not widely used, and he states that they have made every aspect of life easier.
Richard Adams, a man in his fifties, remembers when cellular phones were not widely used, and he states that they have made every aspect of life easier.
According to a recent survey by a recognized think tank, more than 85 percent of American adults believe that cellular phones have been good for society.
Use the passage to answer the question.
We use the Internet for nearly everything today. It only makes sense that the United States should adopt Internet voting for elections. Given that many voters currently forego their civic duty due to work or other obligations, the best way to ensure the widest voter turnout is to bring voting to the Internet.
Which response to the argument contains the best developed counterclaim and evidence?
(1 point)
Responses
Counterclaim: In 2020, when the U.S. presidential election was challenged, ballots had to be counted by hand in many states.
Evidence: An article detailing the hand counting that took place after the election.
Counterclaim: In 2020, when the U.S. presidential election was challenged, ballots had to be counted by hand in many states. Evidence: An article detailing the hand counting that took place after the election.
Counterclaim: Thirty states have laws requiring that employers give employees time off to vote during elections.
Evidence: Details from government documents identifying the laws.
Counterclaim: Thirty states have laws requiring that employers give employees time off to vote during elections. Evidence: Details from government documents identifying the laws.
Counterclaim: As of 2020, 8 countries allowed their citizens to use some form of online voting to cast their ballots.
Evidence: An article on online-voting requirements in various countries.
Counterclaim: As of 2020, 8 countries allowed their citizens to use some form of online voting to cast their ballots. Evidence: An article on online-voting requirements in various countries.
Counterclaim: To vote safely and securely via the Internet, it would be best if people owned their own devices, and many people do not.
Evidence: Statistics from a technology journal indicating the percentages of people who do not own devices.
Use the sentences to answer the question.
Tom and Maria waited outside. The weather was rainy and cold.
What is the best way to combine the sentences with a prepositional phrase?
(1 point)
Responses
Although the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Marie waited outside.
Although the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Marie waited outside.
Tom and Maria waited outside in the rainy and cold weather.
Tom and Maria waited outside in the rainy and cold weather.
Because the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Maria waited outside.
Because the weather was rainy and cold, Tom and Maria waited outside.
Tom and Maria waited outside; the weather was rainy and cold.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families.
The lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
A writer wants to combine these sentences using a transition word or phrase. Which transition would best clarify the relationship between the ideas in these sentences?
(1 point)
Responses
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; in other words, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; in other words, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; on the other hand, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; on the other hand, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; as a result, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; as a result, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; however, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; however, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.
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Argument 1: The Cuban embargo hurts the American economy. A study by the Cuba Policy Foundation has shown that the annual cost in terms of economic output exceeds $4 billion. Lifting the embargo would result in the creation of at least 6,000 new jobs for Americans, especially in the agricultural sectors.
Argument 2: Emilia Hernandez, a second-generation Cuban American, makes the trip from Hialeah, Florida to Havana to visit her grandparents once a year. While this trip should require little more than a flash of her passport and an easy-peasy one-hour flight, it instead poses an annual headache for Ms. Hernandez. The fact that Americans can't even visit their family members without a massive ordeal shows why this embargo needs to be lifted.
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
Compare the two arguments above. How does the first argument establish a formal journalistic style when compared to the second argument? Select two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
It uses a third-person perspective.
It uses a third-person perspective.
It uses strictly academic language.
It uses strictly academic language.
It has a clearly stated claim.
It has a clearly stated claim.
It gives clear and relatable examples.
It gives clear and relatable examples.
It provides facts and statistics as evidence.
It provides facts and statistics as evidence.
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Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the best answers to each of your questions based on the information you've provided:
1. **Anecdotal Evidence:**
The statement that the student might include as an example of anecdotal evidence is:
- **Richard Adams, a man in his fifties, remembers when cellular phones were not widely used, and he states that they have made every aspect of life easier.**
This is anecdotal because it presents a personal story rather than statistical or formal evidence.
2. **Best Developed Counterclaim and Evidence:**
The best response containing a developed counterclaim and evidence is:
- **Counterclaim: Thirty states have laws requiring that employers give employees time off to vote during elections. Evidence: Details from government documents identifying the laws.**
This counterclaim is well-structured as it points out existing laws that support traditional voting.
3. **Combining Sentences with a Prepositional Phrase:**
The best way to combine the sentences with a prepositional phrase is:
- **Tom and Maria waited outside in the rainy and cold weather.**
This sentence clearly combines the ideas while using a prepositional phrase.
4. **Transition Word or Phrase:**
The transition that would best clarify the relationship between the ideas in the sentences is:
- **People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; as a result, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.**
This choice shows a cause-and-effect relationship.
5. **Comparing Two Arguments:**
The two correct answers that demonstrate how the first argument establishes a formal journalistic style compared to the second are:
- **It uses a third-person perspective.**
- **It provides facts and statistics as evidence.**
The first argument maintains a formal tone and presents factual information, whereas the second includes a personal narrative.
1. **Anecdotal Evidence:**
The statement that the student might include as an example of anecdotal evidence is:
- **Richard Adams, a man in his fifties, remembers when cellular phones were not widely used, and he states that they have made every aspect of life easier.**
This is anecdotal because it presents a personal story rather than statistical or formal evidence.
2. **Best Developed Counterclaim and Evidence:**
The best response containing a developed counterclaim and evidence is:
- **Counterclaim: Thirty states have laws requiring that employers give employees time off to vote during elections. Evidence: Details from government documents identifying the laws.**
This counterclaim is well-structured as it points out existing laws that support traditional voting.
3. **Combining Sentences with a Prepositional Phrase:**
The best way to combine the sentences with a prepositional phrase is:
- **Tom and Maria waited outside in the rainy and cold weather.**
This sentence clearly combines the ideas while using a prepositional phrase.
4. **Transition Word or Phrase:**
The transition that would best clarify the relationship between the ideas in the sentences is:
- **People often tend to travel around holidays because they want to spend time with their families; as a result, the lines at airports and traffic jams in big cities definitively increase in the days leading up to a big holiday.**
This choice shows a cause-and-effect relationship.
5. **Comparing Two Arguments:**
The two correct answers that demonstrate how the first argument establishes a formal journalistic style compared to the second are:
- **It uses a third-person perspective.**
- **It provides facts and statistics as evidence.**
The first argument maintains a formal tone and presents factual information, whereas the second includes a personal narrative.