Question: Here’s a “gimme,” how do you spell your professor’s last name?

Answer Options:
A) Einstadt
B) Eisenstat
C) Michael
D) Einstein
E) Eisenstadt

Answer: E) Eisenstadt

Question: You are tasked with studying the arguments made on social media during a presidential election. In order to understand what types of arguments are being made, which of Bruschke’s (2012) approaches to argument/evidence analysis would you rely on to gather information?

Answer Options:
A) Descriptive
B) Critical
C) Structural
D) Ontological
E) Tautological

Answer: A) Descriptive

Question: In debates about marijuana legalization in the U.S., an argument that “The economy is on the brink of decline” would be an example of which stock issue?

Answer Options:
A) Harm
B) Inherency
C) Solvency
D) Topicality
E) Significance/Cost

Answer: E) Significance/Cost

Question: The negative speaks twice in a row in the middle of a debate. What is this portion of the debate typically called?

Answer Options:
A) Negative Block
B) Negative Rebuttal
C) Negative Double Team
D) Negative Constructive
E) Negative Offense

Answer: A) Negative Block

Question: You have been accused of petty theft by a local convenience store. The store’s surveillance cameras were not in operation, and the clerk cannot recall when you were actually in the store. What verbal posture would be most effective for your apologia in this situation?

Answer Options:
A) Absolutive
B) Explanative
C) Justificatory
D) Vindicative
E) Bolstering

Answer: A) Absolutive

Question: “You have the right to remain silent…” comes from which landmark court case?

Answer Options:
A) Miranda v. Arizona
B) Katz v. United States
C) Brown v. Board
D) Riley v. California
E) Eisenstadt v. COMM 131

Answer: A) Miranda v. Arizona

Question: What must a police officer have to make an initial stop for a suspected crime?

Answer Options:
A) Reasonable expectation
B) Reasonable suspicion
C) Probable cause
D) Reasonable warrant
E) Probable warrant

Answer: B) Reasonable suspicion

Question: Which of the following places would a citizen expect to definitively have a reasonable expectation of privacy?

Answer Options:
A) Smart phone
B) Trash can on the curb
C) In a vehicle
D) At their office desk
E) In their home

Answer: E) In their home

Question: You are suing your business partner for a breach of contract. Which of the following standards of evidence would be applied to your case?

Answer Options:
A) Preponderance of the evidence
B) Beyond reasonable doubt
C) Clear and convincing evidence
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer: A) Preponderance of the evidence

Question: A local meteorologist predicts that Southern California will experience a wildfire in the coming days. They base this prediction on wildfire patterns from prior years. What would type of evidence would this meteorologist be relying on?

Answer Options:
A) Scientific
B) Weather
C) Statistics
D) Personal experience
E) Empirics

Answer: E) Empirics

Question: You have been charged with driving while intoxicated (oh no!). At the start of your court trial, what inherent advantage do you possess as the defendant?

Answer Options:
A) Burden of Proof
B) Burden of Rebuttal
C) Burden of Rejoinder
D) Presumption
E) You have no advantages, you’re doomed!

Answer: D) Presumption

Question: Which of the following would be the weakest type of evidence in informal logic?

Answer Options:
A) A news periodical
B) An academic journal article
C) Statistics
D) Tumblr
E) Personal experience

Answer: D) Tumblr

Question: A television advertisement appears suggesting that socialism is on the rise. Which tool of argument most accurately characterizes this advertisement?

Answer Options:
A) Debate
B) Rhetoric
C) Propaganda
D) Coercion
E) Persuasion

Answer: C) Propaganda

Question: As part of a definitional argument, a local elected official argues that if changes are not made, jobs will be threatened leading to mass unemployment. Which part of an ultimate definition would this claim function as?

Answer Options:
A) Connotative
B) Operational
C) Epistemic
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Answer: B) Operational

Question: A local pastor has been accused of embezzling church funds for their own personal financial gain. What special type of apologia would be most appropriate to deliver?

Answer Options:
A) Image repair
B) Atonement
C) Sinful address
D) Bolstering
E) Apology

Answer: B) Atonement

Question: When someone correctly describes an idea as “liberal” or “conservative,” they are referring to ___________________.

Answer Options:
A) Democrat or Republican principles
B) Fake news
C) Political theories
D) Ideological argument
E) None of the above

Answer: D) Ideological argument