1. Rhetorical Précis Quiz Ms. Cadwell English 9

2. 1. • What is an argument? • Claim • Evidence • Statistics • Proof

3. 2. • An argument presented by an author is supported by evidence, such as statistics and facts. • True • False

4. 3. • What is a rhetorical précis? • It is a kind of summary of a writer’s or speaker’s argument and evidence…an abstract of someone else’s work. • It is your explanation of how you understand the argument. • It is usually a single paragraph that contains four sentences or points. • All of the above

5. 4. • How many paragraphs and sentences is a typical rhetorical précis? • 1 paragraph containing 9 sentences. • 2 paragraphs of 5 sentences each. • 1 paragraph containing 4 sentences. • 1 paragraph with as many sentences as needed.

6. 5. • What information must be included in the first sentence of a rhetorical précis? • The subject • The title and the author’s name. • Your opinion of the author. • Your purpose for writing the précis.

7. 6. • To write a rhetorical précis, you must be able to identify the author’s claim in a text. • True • False

8. 7. • You do not have to include evidence for the author’s claim in a rhetorical précis. • True • False