Posted: May 9th, 2022

English Composition II Questions And Answers In 2022

English Composition II Questions And Answers In 2022

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Question 1 (5 points)

Which statement best illustrates a logical tautology?

A	You can observe a sunrise if you rise at dawn and look out a window.
B	Angels are either mortal or immortal.
C	There’s no success that isn’t preceded by failure.
D	To access correct information, consult a reliable source.

Question 2 (5 points)

All of the following are techniques of active reading except for which one?

A	Jot down notes in the margins.
B	Circle unfamiliar terms.
C	Memorize the author’s biography.
D	Pose subheadings as questions.

Question 3 (5 points)

Many early humans were predators; therefore, all humans are predators. This statement illustrates the _______ fallacy.

A	Red herring
B	Slippery-slope
C	Bandwagon
D	None of the above

Question 4 (5 points)

According to Dunn, the notion of intellectual property rights resulted from the

A	Digital revolution.
B	Invention of printing.
C	Demands of authors seeking fair compensation.
D	Industrial Revolution.

Question 5 (5 points)

All of the following may be a source of evidence in an essay except for which one?

A	Personal observations
B	Analogies
C	Criteria
D	Research reports

Question 6 (5 points)

“Nature is bountiful, which is why logging should be strictly regulated.” Which logical fallacy is illustrated in this sentence?

A	Ad hominem
B	Non sequitur
C	Post hoc ergo propter hoc
D	Red herring

Question 7 (5 points)

With respect to dealing with abstract concepts, which statement is most accurate?

A	Emotions have no place in any kind of academic essay.
B	An essay dealing with abstract concepts can appeal to intellectual curiosity.
C	An essay dealing with abstract concepts should reveal the author’s bias.
D	Abstract concepts cannot be shown to have any actual meaning.

Question 8 (5 points)

Which statement best defines the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy?

A	If events A and B happen simultaneously, they’re caused by event C.
B	If John breaks his leg after ignoring a stop sign, John must not have seen the stop sign.
C	If event B follows event A, B must have been caused by A.
D	If Jill fills a bucket with water while at the well, the well must contain water.

Question 9 (5 points)

Which statement is true?

A	An accepted fact must be true.
B	Opinions can be both true and false.
C	Facts are subjective opinions.
D	Opinions are neither true nor false.

Question 10 (5 points)

Which sentence is most likely to be based on facts?

A	People who see the “man in the moon” are sensitive and creative.
B	According to Plato, virtue is its own reward.
C	Over 20 trials, 50 percent of the rats ran the maze in less than a minute.
D	Abstract nouns, such as “truth” and “justice,” can never be strictly defined.

Question 11 (5 points)

Which statement best illustrates an ad hominem argument?

A	If you ask me, Jolly Flakes is just another sugar cereal.
B	Based on letters, one can safely assume that Ben Franklin was a womanizer.
C	It seems to me that Caldwell may be comparing apples and oranges.
D	The author’s flimsy argument is what we would expect from an alcoholic.

Question 12 (5 points)

Dunn asserts that intellectual property rights are a form of

A	Deception.
B	Capitalism.
C	Protectionism.
D	Exceptionalism.

Question 13 (5 points)

A rhetorical tautology is most simply defined as

A	A false argument.
B	Nonsensical prose.
C	A circular argument.
D	A slanted argument.

Question 14 (5 points)

As you analyze an essay, you can use your own words to summarize the author’s key ideas and map out the organization of the essay’s key points. This is called

A	Critiquing.
B	Anchoring.
C	Summation.
D	Transcribing.

Question 15 (5 points)

Who was executed for believing that Earth revolves around the sun?

A	Galileo Galilei
B	Max Planck
C	Giordano Bruno
D	Nicolaus Copernicus

Question 16 (5 points)

In discussing principles for writers derived from the philosophy of H. P. Grice, we cited all of the following except

A	Honesty.
B	Reliability.
C	Clarity.
D	Relevance.

Question 17 (5 points)

Which sentence does NOT exhibit bias?

A	He drives like a farmer.
B	Cho Yung, a Chinese exchange student, is, of course good at science.
C	Since the surgery, my father moves like an old fogy.
D	There are many senior citizens in our town.

Question 18 (5 points)

In our text discussion, we compared a two-way conversation with a top-down situation, such as that which students encounter when listening to a lecture. What was this comparison intended to illustrate?

A	The need to pay attention to an instructor’s lecture
B	The value of active reading
C	The dehumanizing atmosphere of college classrooms
D	The importance of studying a class syllabus

Question 19 (5 points)

Which definition below most accurately define academic freedom?

A	The freedom that accompanies being a student in college.
B	A student’s freedom to be unknowingly offensive to those of different race, religion or sexual orientation.
C	A scholar’s freedom to express ideas without risk of official interference or professional disadvantage.
D	None of the above.

Question 20 (5 points)

In general terms, logical fallacies originate from

A	Unproven assumptions.
B	Lies.
C	Insufficient data.
D	False assumptions.