Test Bank Questions

Choose the most accurate response.

1.
Guilt by association is which kind of fallacy?

a) Hasty Generalization
b) Deductive Fallacy
c) Slippery Slope
d) Inductive Fallacy

2.
To which need will an appeal (to a very broad audience) tend to be the most effective?

a) Self-actualization
b) Achievement
c) Sense of belonging
d) Stability

3.
Which isn’t a criterion for evaluating factual evidence?

a) Does the source have a biased interpretation?
b) Is the evidence current?
c) Are the examples consistent with the experience of the audience?
d) Are the examples representative?

4.
Which kind of appeal would be least likely to persuade a group of scientists?

a) Logos
b) Ethos
c) Objective
d) Pathos

Answers

1. B  2. D  3. A  4. D

Bundling Fear (or insecurities)

          Our society does have a problem with body image, and Jillian Croll makes this obvious in her work. From magazines to toys, almost everything tells us to pursue the unrealistic body image. The scaled measurements of the Barbie and Ken dolls show how relentless the media is when trying to influence body image; any person with those body size proportions would likely be considered a freak of nature. As Croll states, the soap operas and music videos perpetuate the unattainable body image and people who watch them have more dissatisfaction with their own bodies (539). The factors contributing to body image problems are straightforward; constant pressure from the media, peers, and family, and Croll notes all of these.
         The source of the problem seems to be the media, and it has spread to others over the years. People want to be like their idols, which means attaining the unrealistic body image. But it did not start with celebrities. A large part probably started with models who were extremely thin and tall. As that body image became more popular and spread from the runway, more people paid to try to be like those models, using beauty products, suggest diets, and magazines as their guide. Now companies market to these people using the unrealistic body image, and make tons of money because of it. Inventing new things to feel insecure about works off of the image too, such as a new armpit product which claims it gets rid of ugly armpits. With such a profitable market, the current body image is here to stay.

Croll, Jillian. "Body Image and Adolescents." Rpt. in Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. Annette T. Rottenberg and Donna Haisty Winchell. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006. 536-541. Print. 

Habitat for Humanity

          There seem to be few places touched by developers in Florida. Most plots of land have developers’ signs and still more houses are being built. Not too long ago some company cleared several plots past the Alico - Ben Hill Griffin Highway intersection, away from FGCU. The trees were burnt, then came bulldozers and other equipment to move the debris. Even the university was built on swampland, some of the original swamp remains but most has been drained and filled to accommodate parking lots and buildings. Towards where I live, there are fewer developers but this is because the area has already been developed.
         The rampant development causes multiple problems, not all of which are even environmental. The free range on land leads to developers doing whatever they want, and since the housing crisis, there have been a number of razed areas sitting empty. This careless destruction of the environment by the highest bidder to make room for houses nobody can buy is unacceptable. This style of developing also effectively puts the developers in control of city planning. This makes driving anywhere more difficult, as all the developers are competing for the best lots. They have no incentive to make the drive to their competitors’ lots easier. This is at least in part why downtown Fort Myers is pretty much nonexistent. It isn’t close by to most people and most of the malls are a ways away.
         One place without a developer problem would be Sanibel. It still has most of the environment intact as well. This is probably because most of the area is protected and the development is carefully managed. For example, chain stores aren’t allowed on the island; there are a few but only because the rule was enacted later. Fort Myers will never have Sanibel's planning but if development were managed more carefully, at least the current city centers won't become inconvenient drives, and the environment will be a great deal healthier.

Music analysis

          In hindsight, the Vietnam War probably wasn’t such a good idea. The war turned out to be so unpopular that to this day people opposed to wars will compare those to the Vietnam War. Many people marched to protest the war, others fled to Canada, and songwriters wrote their songs. With such a fervent rebellion, some protesters strayed from the main goal of simply ending the war, and chose war to combat the war rather than peace. The Beatles wrote “Revolution 1” to address these more radical revolutionaries. The British musicians advocate peace throughout the song rather than war, because supporting anything other than peace would undermine the protests’ goal of ending the war.
         From the calm and legato beat with a slow pace to the repetition of key phrases such as “it’s gonna be alright”, the song radiates tranquility enough to calm any bloodthirsty radical. Mentioning that carrying pictures of the communist leader of China does not help the radical cause adds to the message of peace as well. For a war that many people opposed so strongly, the Beatles used song to help make sure the peaceful protests remained peaceful. Other methods worked well for the protesters, but music definitely played a major role bracing the tripod of peace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMhuDHh18_g