Grade 10 · English language arts
This quiz helps revise “Rhetoric and argument” in English language arts for grade 10. It has 25 questions in five categories: Reading the Room, Persuasion Tools, Argument Anatomy, Fallacy Radar, Language Moves. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
What term names the people a message is designed to reach?
What term names what a writer or speaker hopes to achieve through a message?
What term covers the…
In the gameWhat term describes a…
In the gameWhat term means the…
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A scientist cites credentials and reliable sources to seem trustworthy. Which appeal is this?
A charity tells one family's story to stir compassion. Which appeal does this use?
An editorial uses statistics…
In the gameA writer studies several…
In the gameA writer starts with…
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What term names the main assertion an arguer wants readers to accept?
What term names facts, statistics, examples, or quotations used to support a position?
What term names an…
In the gameIn Toulmin's model, what…
In the gameIn Toulmin's model, what…
In the gameA speaker attacks an opponent's character instead of addressing the opponent's reasoning. Which fallacy is this?
Someone meets two rude tourists from one city and concludes everyone there is rude. Which fallacy is this?
A speaker presents only…
In the gameA debater distorts an…
In the gameAn argument says one…
In the gameA speaker says 'We can act' three times to build emphasis. What device is this?
A speaker asks 'How long can we ignore this?' without expecting a reply. What device is this?
'To learn, to lead…
In the game'We will listen. We…
In the game'We must choose hope…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.