Praxis 5154 Exam Questions and Answers
Terms in this set (133)
features of contemporary meter, theme
poetry
features of contemporary theme, dialogue, plot
drama
the strategic use of sound reasoning, logic, claims, and
logical appeal
evidence.
tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to
emotional appeal
the reader's emotions instead of to logic or reason
Testimonial Evidence a statement made under oath
compares something that is not certain or known with a
Analogical Evidence
situation that is known
compares something that is not certain or known with a
Circular Argument
situation that is known. (If A, then B. If B, then A.)
irrelevant information is presented alongside relevant
Red Herring Fallacy information, distracting attention from that relevant
information
when someone makes a claim about a series of events that
slippery slope fallacy
would lead to one major event, usually a bad event
figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to
Understatement intentionally make a situation seem less important than it
really is.
, uses similar words, phrases, or clauses to show that ideas
Parallelism
have the same level of importance
Number refers to whether the subject is singular (being
Verb Number
counted as one) or plural (being counted as more than one
an economy in which production, investment, prices, and
command economy
incomes are determined centrally by a government.
an economic system in which production and prices are
market economy determined by unrestricted competition between privately
owned businesses.
an economic system in which peasants worked the land
feudal economy
owned by nobility
an economy which is not based on money, in which buying
and selling are absent or rudimentary though barter may
subsistence economy
occur, and which commonly provides a minimal standard of
living
trade barriers government-induced restrictions on international trade
mutual dependence of the participants in an economic
Interdependence system who trade in order to obtain the products they
cannot produce efficiently for themselves
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a
Embargo
particular country.
Recession A slowdown in a nation's economy
a system of government by one person with absolute
Autocracy
power.
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a
Democracy
body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Theocracy A government controlled by religious leaders
Monarchy A government ruled by a king or queen
The original settlers of Religious freedom and acceptance of diverse cultures
Pennsylvania were Quakers
who favored which of the
following?
Terms in this set (133)
features of contemporary meter, theme
poetry
features of contemporary theme, dialogue, plot
drama
the strategic use of sound reasoning, logic, claims, and
logical appeal
evidence.
tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to
emotional appeal
the reader's emotions instead of to logic or reason
Testimonial Evidence a statement made under oath
compares something that is not certain or known with a
Analogical Evidence
situation that is known
compares something that is not certain or known with a
Circular Argument
situation that is known. (If A, then B. If B, then A.)
irrelevant information is presented alongside relevant
Red Herring Fallacy information, distracting attention from that relevant
information
when someone makes a claim about a series of events that
slippery slope fallacy
would lead to one major event, usually a bad event
figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to
Understatement intentionally make a situation seem less important than it
really is.
, uses similar words, phrases, or clauses to show that ideas
Parallelism
have the same level of importance
Number refers to whether the subject is singular (being
Verb Number
counted as one) or plural (being counted as more than one
an economy in which production, investment, prices, and
command economy
incomes are determined centrally by a government.
an economic system in which production and prices are
market economy determined by unrestricted competition between privately
owned businesses.
an economic system in which peasants worked the land
feudal economy
owned by nobility
an economy which is not based on money, in which buying
and selling are absent or rudimentary though barter may
subsistence economy
occur, and which commonly provides a minimal standard of
living
trade barriers government-induced restrictions on international trade
mutual dependence of the participants in an economic
Interdependence system who trade in order to obtain the products they
cannot produce efficiently for themselves
an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a
Embargo
particular country.
Recession A slowdown in a nation's economy
a system of government by one person with absolute
Autocracy
power.
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a
Democracy
body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Theocracy A government controlled by religious leaders
Monarchy A government ruled by a king or queen
The original settlers of Religious freedom and acceptance of diverse cultures
Pennsylvania were Quakers
who favored which of the
following?
