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Good Style - Part 2

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Good Style Quiz - Part 2

Test your understanding of good writing and style in this engaging quiz designed for learners and educators alike.

10 Multiple Choice Questions
2 Structured Questions
Learn about analogies, citing sources, and scientific writing

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by WritingSquirrel735

Welcome to the Good Style Part 2 Quiz

There are 10 MCQs and 2 structured questions
MCQs have a time limit of 45 seconds
Structured questions have no time limit (take all the time you need)
Don't forget to enter your name at the end of the quiz
Once you've completed the quiz, reply to the forum post mentioning the quiz completion to receive feedback on the structured questions' answers.

Good Luck!

Welcome to the Good Style Part 2 Quiz

There are 10 MCQs and 2 structured questions
MCQs have a time limit of 45 seconds
Structured questions have no time limit (take all the time you need)
Don't forget to enter your name at the end of the quiz
Once you've completed the quiz, reply to the forum post mentioning the quiz completion to receive feedback on the structured questions' answers.

Good Luck!

Select the correct statements:

An analogy is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else.

The two things in comparison are completely alike.

Analogies always help communicate an idea easier.

Analogies help communicate an idea easier, given the reader is familiar with the used analogy.

Straw man fallacy is:

Using misrepresented information to win an argument.

Over-generalization of an idea.

Making absurd arguments.

Jumping to conclusions with no evidence.

Straw man fallacy can lead to:

Factual arguments

Over-generalization of an idea

Sensible arguments

Irrelevant arguments

An author does not need to cite his own previous work:

True

False

Knowledge gained from a seminar or a lecture should not be cited:

True

False

Common knowledge should always be cited:

True

False

"et al." is used to replace names of all authors when citing:

True

False

To indicate an error in a quoted original text, we use:

Et al.

[sic]

[error]

[...]

Acknowledgements should include:

Funding sources

The government

Only those who made large contributions

Everyone who made a contribution.

In scientific writing, beauty is ensured by:

Extravagant prose

Flowery writing style

Good flow and clarity

Use of complicated words

Compare and contrast between the advantages and disadvantages of using analogies to explain a principle/idea/statement.

Briefly describe two (2) permissible forms of alterations to quotations with examples.

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