ENGLISH FAST PM3 REVIEW GUIDE:
INFORMATIONAL AND
ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
What is a claim - Correct Answers -The main argument of an essay
What is reasoning - Correct Answers -The process of thinking about something in a
logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment
What is a counterclaim - Correct Answers -The argument opposing the author's claim
What is a Rebuttal - Correct Answers -A literary device wherein a writer presents
reasons or evidence that undermine or challenge an opposing argument
What are the Logical Fallacies - Correct Answers -Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
What is a Red Herring - Correct Answers -Diverting attention from the real issue by
focusing instead on an issue having only a surface relevance to the first
What is Ad Hominem - Correct Answers -Directed against a person rather than the
position they are maintaining
What is Ad Populum - Correct Answers -The argument supports a position by appealing
to the shared opinion of a large group of people,
What is sequential - Correct Answers -Include a step-by-step process or chronological
order of events
What is problem and solution - Correct Answers -A format of writing that where the
structure of written text is laid out to show different problems and then how the problem
is solved
What is chronological - Correct Answers -a text structure that describes events in the
order they occur
INFORMATIONAL AND
ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS
What is a claim - Correct Answers -The main argument of an essay
What is reasoning - Correct Answers -The process of thinking about something in a
logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment
What is a counterclaim - Correct Answers -The argument opposing the author's claim
What is a Rebuttal - Correct Answers -A literary device wherein a writer presents
reasons or evidence that undermine or challenge an opposing argument
What are the Logical Fallacies - Correct Answers -Red Herring
Ad Hominem
Ad Populum
Slippery Slope
Hasty Generalization
What is a Red Herring - Correct Answers -Diverting attention from the real issue by
focusing instead on an issue having only a surface relevance to the first
What is Ad Hominem - Correct Answers -Directed against a person rather than the
position they are maintaining
What is Ad Populum - Correct Answers -The argument supports a position by appealing
to the shared opinion of a large group of people,
What is sequential - Correct Answers -Include a step-by-step process or chronological
order of events
What is problem and solution - Correct Answers -A format of writing that where the
structure of written text is laid out to show different problems and then how the problem
is solved
What is chronological - Correct Answers -a text structure that describes events in the
order they occur
