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Quiz for Chapter One of Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs

Some of the questions below are multiple choice, but others require you to type an answer. Make sure that your typed answers are full sentences.

1. What strategy does Jay Heinrichs use at the start of the first chapter to try to get readers interested in reading more? What is his attention-getter?

2. How does Heinrichs define “rhetoric”?

3. Which of the following was not mentioned by Heinrich as having studied rhetoric?

a. Julius Caesar

b. Homer Simpson

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. William Shakespeare

4. Which of the following is NOT one of Aristotle’s three traits of credible leadership?

a. Practical wisdom

b. Disinterest

c. Virtue

d. Education

5. What career does Heinrich say that he “dropped out of”?

a. Politics

b. Teaching

c. Journalism

d. Engineering

6. What does the Latin phrase “argumentum a fortiori” translate to in English, and what does it mean?

7. Whose grave did the used car salesman take Heinrichs to visit?

a. P.T. Barnum

b. Edgar Allan Poe

c. Jim Morrison

d. Marilyn Monroe

8. What tactic did the used car salesman use to get Heinrichs interested in buying the Ford?

a. Humor

b. Regret

c. Pride

d. Seduction

9. According to Heinrichs, what is the “grand prize” of argument?

a. Victory

b. Consensus

c. More argument

d. Dinner out

10. According to Heinrichs, logic alone will not get people to do anything. What else does he say people must feel and why?

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Quiz for Chapter Two of Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs

Some of the questions below are multiple choice, but others require you to type an answer. Make sure that your typed answers are full sentences.

1. What does Heinrichs say the difference is between fighting and arguing? How does he characterize conflict today?

2. How did the “successful” couples use their time during the sessions conducted by researcher John Gottman compared to the “doomed” couples?

3. According to Heinrichs, what characteristics do headhunters NOT look for in job candidates? Why?

4. According to Heinrichs, fighting never persuades; instead it inspires

a. Fist-fighting

b. Revenge

c. Retreat

d. All of the above

5. Which of the following rhetorical tactics does Heinrich suggest trying use to prevent a police officer from giving you a speeding ticket?

a. Use a bombproof excuse

b. Concede his point

c. Play to the officer’s sense of expertise

d. All of the above

6. Which of the options below is NOT one of Cicero’s goals for persuading an audience?

a. Stimulate emotions

b. Provide lots of examples

c. Change opinion

d. Get action

7. In order for St. Augustine to be satisfied with a sermon, what must he have gotten the audience to do?

8. Do Heinrichs and his daughter end up eating at the daughter’s usual Indian restaurant or trying a new one?

9. Based on what Heinrichs says, in order to get an audience to act you must make them feel which of the following?

a. It is critical to do something

b. It is no big deal to do something

c. It is difficult to do something

d. It is life-changing to do something

10. Which of the following is NOT a description used by the sellers of the South Beach Diet?

a. Out of this world!

b. Fast!

c. Delicious!

d. Foolproof!

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Quiz for Chapter Three of Thank You for Arguing by Jay Heinrichs

Some of the questions below are multiple choice or fill in the blanks, but others require you to type an answer. Make sure that your typed answers are full sentences.

1. According to Heinrichs, whether or not Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt should have split up is an issue about

a. Blame

b. Values

c. Choice

d. Hollywood

2. According to Heinrichs, which of the issues is mostly about the future?

a. Blame
b. Values
c. Choice

d. Concern

3. If you are considering a career in criminal justice, particularly forensics, you probably like to watch a lot of detective shows like Law & Order, NCIS, etc. Which tense does forensic argument usually take place in?

a. Past

b. Present

c. Future

d. Infinity and beyond…

4. Explain why Aristotle favored deliberate argument.

5. If engaged in a game of “choices,” what does Heinrich recommend you begin with first – even if it is not your first choice?

6. Which of the following, according to Heinrichs, is the rhetoric of preachers?

a. Deliberative

b. Demonstrative

c. Eternal truths

d. Metaphysics

7. What is the difference between “tribal talk” and “political talk”?

8. According to Heinrichs, decisions depend on ____________________; they do not depend on ___________________________.

9. According to Heinrichs, which of the following is NOT debatable in deliberative rhetoric?

a. Predictions

b. Previous decisions

c. Morals

d. Winning

10.

In a debate over choice, which tense should you aim to focus on?

a. Past
b. Present
c. Future

d. None of the above