Question 1

Question

A)What is the main purpose of collaborating with other members of a collegial discussion group?(1 point)
Responses

Collaboration ensures that group members never disagree.
Collaboration ensures that group members never disagree.

Collaboration helps the group build consensus on a topic.
Collaboration helps the group build consensus on a topic.

Collaboration allows group members to become friends with one another.
Collaboration allows group members to become friends with one another.

Collaboration helps establish a hierarchy among group members.
Collaboration helps establish a hierarchy among group members.
Question 2
A)What is a way to move a conversation forward after a disagreement?(1 point)
Responses

Give an emotional response.
Give an emotional response.

Use superlatives to express an opinion.
Use superlatives to express an opinion.

Ask questions to get more information.
Ask questions to get more information.

Make a blanket statement.
Make a blanket statement.
A)
Use the discussion to answer the question.

What does Miguel do in paragraph 7?

(1 point)
Responses

He gives a summary of the discussion and makes sure it’s accurate.
He gives a summary of the discussion and makes sure it’s accurate.

He uses inflammatory language that prevents the discussion from going further.
He uses inflammatory language that prevents the discussion from going further.

He acknowledges that they disagree on every point.
He acknowledges that they disagree on every point.

He adds a justification to his argument in favor of mandatory volunteer work.
A)
Use the passage and the video to answer the question.

Investigators Say PG&E Failed to Regularly Inspect Aging Equipment

Investigators Say PG&E Failed to Regularly Inspect Aging Equipment_Transcript

Compared to the video, what effect does the visual media of the passage have on the tone of the article?

(1 point)
Responses

It contributes to a skeptical tone by highlighting the actions of corporations.
It contributes to a skeptical tone by highlighting the actions of corporations.

It contributes to a critical tone by showing the results of a deadly fire.
It contributes to a critical tone by showing the results of a deadly fire.

It contributes to an optimistic tone by presenting solutions to problems.
It contributes to an optimistic tone by presenting solutions to problems.

It contributes to an educational tone by showing data and statistics.
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which two paragraphs in the passage, when combined, have a claim/counterclaim structure?

(1 point)
Responses

paragraphs 5 and 6
paragraphs 5 and 6

paragraphs 7 and 8
paragraphs 7 and 8

paragraphs 1 and 2
paragraphs 1 and 2

paragraphs 3 and 4
A)
Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2.

Which of the following details from the first text is clarified further in the second text?

(1 point)
Responses

Dr. Semmelweis was brilliant but had two strikes against him when applying for a position at the Vienna General Hospital in 1846: he was Hungarian and Jewish
Dr. Semmelweis was brilliant but had two strikes against him when applying for a position at the Vienna General Hospital in 1846: he was Hungarian and Jewish

His plea was far more than aesthetic; it was a matter of life and death and helped to prevent a deadly malady known as “childbed” or puerperal (from the Latin words for child and parent) fever
His plea was far more than aesthetic; it was a matter of life and death and helped to prevent a deadly malady known as “childbed” or puerperal (from the Latin words for child and parent) fever

The hospital ward run by midwives, without autopsy duties, had far better outcomes with their deliveries.
The hospital ward run by midwives, without autopsy duties, had far better outcomes with their deliveries.

Medicine and surgery were considered to be the premier specialties in Vienna
Medicine and surgery were considered to be the premier specialties in Vienna
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which choice best analyzes how the rhetorical questions in the second paragraph of the excerpt advance the speaker’s point of view or purpose?

(1 point)
Responses

They highlight the idea that voting is an essential right that is simple to exercise.
They highlight the idea that voting is an essential right that is simple to exercise.

They prompt listeners to realize that exercising voting rights was once more difficult.
They prompt listeners to realize that exercising voting rights was once more difficult.

They encourage listeners to evaluate and identify their reasons for not voting.
They encourage listeners to evaluate and identify their reasons for not voting.

They develop the argument that there are few legitimate justifications for not voting.
They develop the argument that there are few legitimate justifications for not voting.
Question 8
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.

One little kick of an open kerosene can, and suddenly a small spark turned into a conflagration destroying an entire city block.
Why might the author have used the word conflagration here?

(1 point)
Responses

to show the intensity and size of the fire
to show the intensity and size of the fire

to show how large the spark was
to show how large the spark was

to show how complicated the event was
to show how complicated the event was

to show how long ago the event took place
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which of the following would be a way the author could strengthen the last paragraph to make his claim more valid?

(1 point)
Responses

adding a call to action
adding a call to action

explaining why art, music, poetry, and sports are not useful
explaining why art, music, poetry, and sports are not useful

adding evidence for how spending time in nature improves mental health
adding evidence for how spending time in nature improves mental health

adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination
adding more real-life examples of the power of wildlife to inspire human imagination
Question 10
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.

There is no question that we need to build a new library in our city. Our existing library is old and cramped, and it cannot meet the needs of our booming population. There are those who believe we do not need a new library, but why are they opposed to books and learning?
Which type of logical fallacy does this argument contain?

(1 point)
Responses

bandwagon
bandwagon

straw man
straw man

slippery slope
slippery slope

false dichotomy

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions based on the provided options:

Question 1: A) What is the main purpose of collaborating with other members of a collegial discussion group?
Response: Collaboration helps the group build consensus on a topic.

Question 2: A) What is a way to move a conversation forward after a disagreement?
Response: Ask questions to get more information.

Question 3: A) What does Miguel do in paragraph 7?
Response: He adds a justification to his argument in favor of mandatory volunteer work.

Question 4: A) Compared to the video, what effect does the visual media of the passage have on the tone of the article?
Response: It contributes to a critical tone by showing the results of a deadly fire.

Question 5: A) Which two paragraphs in the passage, when combined, have a claim/counterclaim structure?
Response: paragraphs 5 and 6

Question 6: A) Which of the following details from the first text is clarified further in the second text?
Response: Dr. Semmelweis was brilliant but had two strikes against him when applying for a position at the Vienna General Hospital in 1846: he was Hungarian and Jewish.

Question 7: A) Which choice best analyzes how the rhetorical questions in the second paragraph of the excerpt advance the speaker’s point of view or purpose?
Response: They develop the argument that there are few legitimate justifications for not voting.

Question 8: A) Why might the author have used the word conflagration here?
Response: to show the intensity and size of the fire.

Question 9: A) Which of the following would be a way the author could strengthen the last paragraph to make his claim more valid?
Response: adding evidence for how spending time in nature improves mental health.

Question 10: A) Which type of logical fallacy does this argument contain?
Response: straw man.

Feel free to ask if you need any further assistance or clarification!