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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 →

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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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