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In writing, logic is defined as reasoning based on thought and:Read the answer and worked solution →Practically, logic lets a reader analyse and evaluate argument writing for:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer compares an unfamiliar subject to a familiar one. That strategy is an:Read the answer and worked solution →Analogies are described as long forms of metaphors and:Read the answer and worked solution →A text compares studying COVID-19 to investigating a:Read the answer and worked solution →Two closely related strategies discussed together are division and:Read the answer and worked solution →Paragraphs that place individual items into a larger group are using:Read the answer and worked solution →Paragraphs that break one unit into smaller parts are using:Read the answer and worked solution →A writer explaining why one restaurant beats another would likely use:Read the answer and worked solution →Comparison and contrast mainly helps readers analyse and:Read the answer and worked solution →The plain dictionary meaning of a word is called its:Read the answer and worked solution →The emotions and implications a word carries are its:Read the answer and worked solution →Definition writing is especially useful for terms that are often:Read the answer and worked solution →A definition paragraph often opens by noting the topic's:Read the answer and worked solution →Telling a story or relating events is the strategy called:Read the answer and worked solution →The overarching claim or angle of a paper is its:Read the answer and worked solution →In most academic writing, where is the thesis placed?Read the answer and worked solution →The supporting point of each paragraph is stated in its:Read the answer and worked solution →Every topic sentence in an essay should tie back to the:Read the answer and worked solution →An argumentative purpose should be reflected in the introduction, body, thesis and:Read the answer and worked solution →When you present facts in your evidence, you must remember to:Read the answer and worked solution →To check an essay's logic, start by testing the link between the thesis and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the reasoning strategiesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the essay partsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the writing gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the writing wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Whole to parts or parts to wholeRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the writing ideasRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Writing strategy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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In writing, logic is defined as reasoning based on thought and:

  1. Evidence
  2. Eloquence
  3. Elegance
  4. Etiquette
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Correct answer: A. Evidence

1. Opinion alone is not logic. 2. Claims must be backed by something. 3. That something is evidence. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 11, Reasoning Strategies._

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Practically, logic lets a reader analyse and evaluate argument writing for:

  1. Eccentricity
  2. Effectiveness
  3. Efficiency
  4. Elasticity
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Correct answer: B. Effectiveness

1. The reader is judging the argument. 2. The question is whether it works. 3. So they judge its effectiveness. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 11, Reasoning Strategies._

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A writer compares an unfamiliar subject to a familiar one. That strategy is an:

  1. Analogy
  2. Anomaly
  3. Antonym
  4. Anagram
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Correct answer: A. Analogy

1. Two unlike things are set side by side. 2. One is known to the reader already. 3. That strategy is an analogy. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 11, Reasoning Strategies._

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