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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 13,"On the Stump" through Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, "It May Just Be Me, But..." what does Foster say about disclaimers like "I don't dislike soccer" (52)?
(a) That it is good when authors clarify what ground is "neutral" to them.
(b) That it probably means the speaker actually does dislike soccer.
(c) That this kind of phrasing often introduces counterclaims.
(d) That double negatives are generally used to disguise a lie.

2. According to Foster in Chapter 9, "Living the News," what is McPhee's purpose in comparing geological change over time to a road trip?
(a) He is using humor to engage his audience.
(b) He is constructing a warrant to link claim to grounds.
(c) He is trying to make something unfamiliar easier to understand.
(d) He is demonstrating how creative a nonfiction writer can be.

3. In Chapter 7, "All in How You Look at Things," what does Foster say beginning writers often get too caught up in?
(a) Description.
(b) Exposition.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Narrative.

4. In Chapter 15, "Reading Internet Sources," what does Foster say leads to better thinking?
(a) Better education.
(b) Better sources of information.
(c) Better editing.
(d) Better questions.

5. In Chapter 11, "Life from the Inside," Foster points out that Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me begins similarly to which other work?
(a) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Dreams from My Father.
(c) Apologia Pro Vita Sua.
(d) The Year of Magical Thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, "Life from the Inside," what advantage does Foster say elapsed time gives to historical accounts?

2. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," which authors does Foster point out as not engaged in New Journalism?

3. "Flu cases are 100% higher this year" is an example of what problematic use of data discussed by Foster in "Interrogating the Text"?

4. In Chapter 9, "Living the News," what historical era does Foster tie New Journalism to?

5. Using an argument like "Democrats just want to take your guns" in an address to a gun rights organization in a heavily Republican area would be an example of which flaw in argumentation?

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