Praxis 5156 Exam Questions and Answers
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is when someone’s argument sounds smart but is actually flawed or unfair. “You
Logical Fallacy
should eat this weird fruit because everyone else is eating it!”
is a main idea that sounds wrong, confusing, or not backed up by good
illogical thesis
reasoning."All dogs are better than cats because pizza tastes good."
is when someone makes a big conclusion too quickly, using too little evidence."I met
Hasty Generalization
two rude people from New York, so everyone from New York must be rude."
means attacking the person instead of their argument. Alex: "I think we should
ad hominem recycle more to help the planet."Taylor: "What do you know? You failed science
class."
is when someone only presents one side of an argument to make it look better than
it really is. They "stack the cards" in their favor. "This new phone is amazing! It's super
card-stacking
fast, has the best camera, and is perfect for gaming!" (But they don't mention that the
phone is also super expensive and has a battery that drains quickly.)
is when someone misrepresents or oversimplifies someone else's argument to make
it easier to attack. Person 1: "I think we should spend more on education."Person 2:
straw man fallacy "So, you just want to waste all our money on schools?"
Person 2 created a "straw man" — they made the argument sound extreme, even
though that's not what was said.
language acquisition is the process by which we learn to communicate in meaningful ways.
What is evaluative meaning? What the text is telling us about the world outside the story
What do you do in the Method step? decide on what to use to compare or contrast
What is a couplet? Two rhyming lines placed directly together sharing the same meter.
The four main genres in literature are: poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction
Allusion A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
What is the name of the instructional piece teaching point
teachers tell students during conferences?
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Terms in this set (45)
is when someone’s argument sounds smart but is actually flawed or unfair. “You
Logical Fallacy
should eat this weird fruit because everyone else is eating it!”
is a main idea that sounds wrong, confusing, or not backed up by good
illogical thesis
reasoning."All dogs are better than cats because pizza tastes good."
is when someone makes a big conclusion too quickly, using too little evidence."I met
Hasty Generalization
two rude people from New York, so everyone from New York must be rude."
means attacking the person instead of their argument. Alex: "I think we should
ad hominem recycle more to help the planet."Taylor: "What do you know? You failed science
class."
is when someone only presents one side of an argument to make it look better than
it really is. They "stack the cards" in their favor. "This new phone is amazing! It's super
card-stacking
fast, has the best camera, and is perfect for gaming!" (But they don't mention that the
phone is also super expensive and has a battery that drains quickly.)
is when someone misrepresents or oversimplifies someone else's argument to make
it easier to attack. Person 1: "I think we should spend more on education."Person 2:
straw man fallacy "So, you just want to waste all our money on schools?"
Person 2 created a "straw man" — they made the argument sound extreme, even
though that's not what was said.
language acquisition is the process by which we learn to communicate in meaningful ways.
What is evaluative meaning? What the text is telling us about the world outside the story
What do you do in the Method step? decide on what to use to compare or contrast
What is a couplet? Two rhyming lines placed directly together sharing the same meter.
The four main genres in literature are: poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction
Allusion A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
What is the name of the instructional piece teaching point
teachers tell students during conferences?
