Deck 3: Making a List

Question 1

This activity will give you practice in stating a clear position and acknowledging an opposing viewpoint. In each item, you will see a statement and then a question related to that statement. Write two answers to each question. Your first will answer " yes " to the question and briefly explain why. The other will answer " no " to the question and also state why.
HINT
Use words such as should ( not ), must ( not ), and ought ( not ) to make your position clear.
EXAMPLE
Cigarette smoking has been proven to be harmful. Should it therefore be made illegal
" Yes " : Because smoking has been shown to have so many harmful health effects, the sale of cigarettes should be made illegal.
" No " : Although smoking has been linked to various health problems, adults should have the right to make their own decision about whether or not to smoke. Smoking, therefore, should not be made illegal.
1. Animals feel pain when they are killed for food. Is eating animals therefore immoral
" Yes " : ______________________________________________________
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" No " : ______________________________________________________
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2. Professional boxing often leads to serious injury. Should this sport be outlawed
" Yes " : ______________________________________________________
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" No " : ______________________________________________________
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3. The obesity rate among children and teenagers is rising. Should schools ban the sale of soda and junk food
" Yes " : ______________________________________________________
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" No " : _______________________________________________________
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4. Some teenagers commit violent crimes, such as rape and murder. Should they be tried in court as adults
" Yes " : ______________________________________________________
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" No " : _______________________________________________________
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5. Studies show that boys and girls learn differently. Should single-sex education be encouraged
" Yes " : ______________________________________________________
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" No " : _______________________________________________________
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Answer 1

Activity 2 (234-235)
1. "Yes": When animals are slaughtered, these animals feel real pain; therefore killing animals for food is immoral.
"No": Humane devices are used to slaughter animals for food, so eating those animals is not morally wrong.
2. "Yes": Because professional boxers suffer serious injuries such as Parkinson's disease, this brutal sport should be outlawed.
"No": Although some professional boxers suffer injuries, the majority of boxers don't. Professional boxing, therefore, is generally a safe sport that should not be outlawed.
3. "Yes": Because the obesity rate among children and teenagers is rising, schools have a responsibility to teach students about proper nutrition. One way schools ought to do this is by banning the sale of soda and junk food on campus.
"No:" If the sale of soda and junk food are banned on campus, students will go elsewhere to purchase these items, taking with them revenue currently used for school functions. Vending machines, therefore, should not be removed from campuses.
4. "Yes": Teenagers who commit violent crimes such as rape and murder should be tried in court as adults because they should be in control of and responsible for their own actions.
"No": Although teenagers do commit violent crimes, these youth are still minors with their whole lives ahead of them, and therefore should be tried in court as juveniles rather than as adults.
5. "Yes": Because studies show that boys and girls learn differently, single-sex education should be encouraged to accommodate each group's specific learning needs.
"No": Because boys and girls learn differently, they can benefit from being in the same learning environment. Single-sex education, therefore, should not be encouraged.

Question 2

About Unity
1. Which sentence in " Bashing Men " should be eliminated in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence number here. ) _______
About Support
2. How many reasons are given to support the topic sentence in each paragraph
a. In " Mandatory Attendance Isn ' t the Answer " ____ one ____ two ____ three ____ four
b. In " Bashing Men " ____ one ____ two ____ three ____ four
3. Which sentences in " Mandatory Attendance Isn ' t the Answer " point out common ground ____ and ____
4. Which paragraph rebuts differing viewpoints ____________
About Coherence
5. What transition words or phrases are used to introduce the three reasons listed in " Mandatory Attendance Isn ' t the Answer "
____________ ____________ ____________

Answer 2

Questions (237)
1. 10
2.
a. three
b. three
3. 1 and 2
4. "Mandatory Attendance Isn't the Answer"
5. First of all, another reason, The most important reason

Question 3

About Unity
1. Which sentence in " Inconsiderate Drivers " is irrelevant to the point that some people are inconsiderate drivers ( Write the sentence number here. ) __________
About Support
2. In " Inconsiderate Drivers, " how many examples are given of inconsiderate drivers
_____ two _____ four _____ six _____ seven
3. After which sentence in " Office Politics " are specific details needed __________
About Coherence
4. What are the four transition words or phrases that are used to introduce each new example in " Office Politics "
__________ __________ __________ __________
5. Which paragraph clearly uses emphatic order to organize its details, saving for last what the writer regards as the most important example

Answer 3

Exemplification
Questions (page 148-149)
1. 7
2. six
3. 11
4. For instance…Another…Yet another…A final example
5. also…Finally
6. "Inconsiderate Drivers"

Question 4

About Unity
1. Which paragraph lacks a topic sentence
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Write a topic sentence for the paragraph.
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About Support
2. What is for you the best (most real and vivid) detail or image in the paragraph " Heartbreak "
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3. What is the best detail or image in " Losing My Father "
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About Coherence
4. Do the two paragraphs use time order or emphatic order to organize details
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Question 5

About Unity
1. Which sentence in the paragraph about Karla should be omitted in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence number here. ) __________
About Support
2. Label as sight, touch, hearing, or smell all the sensory details in the following sentences taken from the two paragraphs. The first sentence is done for you as an example.
a. Only an sound tells visitors that living creatures are inside.
b. Because so many animals are crammed together, the normally pleasant, slightly milky smell of the puppies and kittens is sour and strong.
c. Her slender hands are tipped with long, polished nails.
3. After which sentence in " A Depressing Place " are specific details needed __________
About Coherence
4. The writer of " Karla " organizes the details by observing Karla in an orderly way. Which of Karla ' s features is described first __________ Which is described last __________ Check the method of spatial organization that best describes the paragraph:
_______ Interior to exterior
_______ Near to far
_______ Top to bottom

Question 6

About Unity
1. Which paragraph lacks an opening topic sentence
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2. Which two sentences in " My First Time Voting " should be eliminated in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence numbers here. )
_______ _______
About Support
3. Summarize the four steps in the process of dealing with verbal abuse.
a. ______________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________
About Coherence
4. Do these paragraphs use time order or emphatic order __________

Question 7

About Unity
1. Which of the above paragraphs lacks a topic sentence
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About Support
2. After which sentence in " Moving Back Home " are specific details needed
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3. How many separate causes are given in " Why I Stopped Smoking "
______ four _____ five ______ six seven ______
About Coherence
4. Which transition words or phrases are used to introduce the three effects listed in " Moving Back Home "
__________ __________ __________

Question 8

Complete the partial outlines provided for the two paragraphs that follow.
1.
How My Parents' Divorce Changed Me
In the three years since my parents' divorce, I have changed from a spoiled brat to a reasonably normal college student. Before the divorce, I expected my mother to wait on me. She did my laundry, cooked and cleaned up after meals, and even straightened up my room. My only response was to complain if the meat was too well done or if the sweater I wanted to wear was not clean. In addition, I expected money for anything I wanted. Whether it was a new iPod or my own cell phone, I expected Mom to hand over the money. If she refused, I would get it from Dad. However, he left when I was fifteen, and things changed. When Mom got a full-time job to support us, I was the one with the free time to do housework. Now, I did the laundry, started the dinner, and cleaned not only my own room but also the rest of the house. Also, I no longer asked her for money, since I knew there was none to spare. Instead, I got a part-time job on weekends to earn my own spending money. Today, I have my own car that I am paying for, and I am putting myself through college. Things have been hard sometimes, but I am glad not to be that spoiled kid anymore.
Topic sentence: In the three years since my parents ' divorce, I have changed from a spoiled brat to a reasonably normal college student.
a. Before the divorce
(1) ______________________________________________________
(2) ______________________________________________________
b. After the divorce
(1) ______________________________________________________
(2) ______________________________________________________
Complete the following statement: Paragraph 1 uses the __________ method of development.
2.
Good and Bad Horror Movies
A good horror movie is easily distinguishable from a bad one. A good horror movie, first of all, has both male and female victims. Both sexes suffer terrible fates at the hands of monsters and maniacs. Therefore, everyone in the audience has a chance to identify with the victim. Bad horror movies, on the other hand, tend to concentrate on women, especially half-dressed ones. These movies are obviously prejudiced against half the human race. Second, a good horror movie inspires compassion for its characters. For example, the audience will feel sympathy for the victims in the horror classics about the Wolfman, played by Lon Chaney, Jr., and also for the Wolfman himself, who is shown to be a sad victim of fate. In contrast, a bad horror movie encourages feelings of aggression and violence in viewers. For instance, in the Halloween films, the murders are seen from the murderer's point of view. The effect is that the audience stalks the victims along with the killer and feels the same thrill he does. Finally, every good horror movie has a sense of humor. In Alien , as a crew member is coughing and choking just before the horrible thing bursts out of his chest, a colleague chides him, "The food ain't that bad, man." Humor provides relief from the horror and makes the characters more human. A bad horror movie, though, is humorless and boring. One murder is piled on top of another, and the characters are just cardboard figures. Bad horror movies may provide cheap thrills, but the good ones touch our emotions and live forever.
ACTIVITY 1
Topic sentence: A good horror movie is easily distinguished from a bad one.
a. Kinds of victims
(1) ______________________________________________________
(2) ______________________________________________________
b. Effect on audience
(1) ______________________________________________________
(2) ______________________________________________________
c. Tone
(1) ______________________________________________________
(2) ______________________________________________________
Complete the following statement: Paragraph 2 uses the __________ method of development.

Question 9

About Unity
1. Which sentence in " My Broken Dream " should be eliminated in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence number here. ) __________
About Support
2. After which sentence are supporting details needed __________
About Coherence
3. What method of development(one side at a time or point by point) is used in " My Broken Dream "
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Question 10

About Unity
1. Which sentence in " A Mickey Mouse Course " should be omitted in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence number here. ) __________
About Support
2. Which paragraph develops its definitions through a series of short examples
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3. Which paragraph develops its definition through a single extended example
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About Coherence
4. Which paragraph uses time order to organize its details
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Question 11

About Unity
1. Which paragraph lacks a topic sentence
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2. Which sentence in " Three Kinds of Dogs " should be eliminated in the interest of paragraph unity ( Write the sentence number here. ) __________
About Support
3. Which of the three phases in " Studying for a Test " lacks specific details
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About Coherence
4. Which sentences in " Three Kinds of Dogs " contain transition words or phrases ( Write the sentence numbers here.)
__________ __________ __________

Question 12

This activity will sharpen your sense of the classifying process. In each of the ten groups, cross out the one item that has not been classified on the same basis as the other three. Also, indicate in the space provided the single principle of classification used for the remaining three items. Note the examples.
E XAMPLES
Water
Household pests
a. Cold
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b. Ants
c. Hot
c. Roaches
d. Lukewarm
d. Flies
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
Temperatures
Insects
1.
Eyes
4. Vacation
a. Blue
a. Summer
b. Nearsighted
b. Holiday
c. Brown
c. Seashore
d. Hazel
d. Weekend
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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2.
Mattresses
5. Books
a. Double
a. Novels
b. Twin
b. Biographies
c. Queen
c. Boring
d. Firm
d. Short stories
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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3.
Zoo animals
6. Wallets
a. Flamingo
a. Leather
b. Peacock
b. Plastic
c. Polar bear
c. Stolen
d. Ostrich
d. Fabric
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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7.
Newspaper
9. Exercise
a. Wrapping garbage
a. Running
b. Editorials
b. Swimming
c. Making paper planes
c. Gymnastics
d. Covering floor while painting
d. Fatigue
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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8.
Students
10. Leftovers
a. First-year
a. Cold chicken
b. Transfer
b. Feed to dog
c. Junior
c. Reheat
d. Sophomore
d. Use in a stew
Unifying principle:
Unifying principle:
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Question 13

The box below summarizes the five strategies for arguments. Read the statements that follow it, and in the space provided, write the letter of the kind of strategy used in each case.
A. Use Tactful, Courteous
Language
D. Grant the Merits of Differing Viewpoints
B. Point Out Common Ground
E. Rebut Differing Viewpoints
C. Acknowledge Differing
Viewpoints
_______ 1. While homeless shelters provide temporary relief, the government needs to provide needy families with more affordable housing, job training, and subsidized child care.
_______ 2. Granted, students who are self-motivated can excel in online classes, but students who don ' t have time-management skills shouldn ' t take these classes.
_______ 3. Supporters of closed or confidential adoption value the privacy of the birth mother.
_______ 4. We all want what is best for our children and believe that they should be protected.
_______ 5. College students, already financially strapped, would have trouble paying the proposed tuition increase to cover the cost of the new athletic building.