Exam 12: Arguing

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What was the effect of being in solitary confinement for the teenagers that Kysel interviewed?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -A sixteen-year-old boy who relies on texting for almost everything says almost wistfully , "Someday, someday, but certainly not now, I'd like to learn how to have a conversation."

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -The federal government already prohibits the detention of juveniles with adults in federal prisons (a rule that states should emulate ).

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Or consider the elderly-the most poignant example Turkle raises.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What is the position of Eric H. Holder, who should be able to outlaw the solitary confinement of juveniles?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Which arguments and examples in the essay cause you to have an emotional reaction? Is the use of emotion effective? Explain.

Television does not satisfy, or else why would the viewer continue to watch hour after hour, day after day? "The measure of health," writes Lawrence Kubie, "is flexibility… and especially the freedom to cease when sated." But the television viewer can never be sated with his television experiences-they do not provide the true nourishment that satiation requires-and thus he finds that he cannot stop watching. -Marie Winn -What is the paragraph's topic sentence? Does Winn state her opinion about a certain issue? Is this opinion debatable?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Connecting in sips may work for gathering discrete bits of information or for saying, "I am thinking about you."

Answer the following questions about the essay. -The author argues that people are accustomed to being __________ because of how frequently people use technology to connect with others.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -Solitary confinement can sabotage both their rehabilitation and their growth.

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -If anything, social media is a counterweight to the ongoing devaluation of human lives.

Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions about the essay. -What does the author say people value the most?

How does organizing from general to particular affect Marie Winn's argument in her paragraph about addiction of TV watching?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -How is the essay organized? Is this order logical and effective? Why or why not?

Choose the correct definition for each of the following underlined words from the essay. -A vast majority of children subjected to solitary confinement are in state facilities (where tens of thousands of children are held) and it will be up to each state to initiate reform.

What does the topic sentence of an argument paragraph do?

Answer the following questions about the essay. -Ian Kysel states his position that solitary confinement for minors is wrong and needs to be banned, but he never addresses any potential counter-arguments. How does this affect your reading of his argument? Does it make the argument stronger or weaker?