which of the following types of writing are critical essays?
one characteristic of critical essays is: a critical essay must present a clear point of view.
one characteristic of critical essays is: they must use real-life examples.
one characteristic of critical essays is: their purpose of writing is to criticize or challenge a commonly-accepted opinion.
one characteristic of critical essays is: the essay should justify the author’s opinion with reasons and evidence.
one characteristic of critical essays is: they weigh up conflicting ideas.
revise the following sentence by changing the underlined part. after that 5-mile run i was completely wiped out. after that 5-mile run i was completely _________.
revise the following sentence by changing the underlined part. i am so psyched about my vacation! i am so _________ about my vacation!
revise the following sentence by changing the underlined part. (答案请不要用缩写形式) it goes without saying that you will be paid for the extra hours you work. _____________ that you will be paid for the extra hours you work.
the chickens in the following caricature are making an argument.
student a in the following caricature is making an argument.
this is an argument: genetic engineering really worries me. i don’t think it should be allowed.
read the essay, “working at mcdonald’s”. which paragraph(s) can be considered as the introduction section of the essay?
which paragraphs consist of the body section of the essay, “working at mcdonald’s”?
which paragraphs are the conclusion of the essay, “working at mcdonald’s”?
what are the basic functions of the introduction section of a critical essay?
consider the following essay structure. which do you think can be the most convincing argument?
in the conclusion of an essay the author should always repeat the thesis statement.
one function of the essay conclusion is to reemphasize the main thesis of the essay.
the conclusion section of an essay is the only place that the author’s main point of view should be presented.
rewrite the following sentence by replacing the be verbs with an action verb. (请用一个英文词作答) i was alive after two brutal battles. i ___________ two brutal battles.
rewrite the following sentence by replacing the be verbs with an action verb. (请用一个英文词作答) this article is a report on the devastating accident. this article ___________ on the devastating accident.
rewrite the following sentence by replacing the be verbs with an action verb. (请用一个英文词作答) james is the inventor of this ingenious machine. james ___________ this ingenious machine.
please change the following sentence into active voice. this novel was bought by michael as a gift.
please change the following sentence into active voice. the whole town was ruined by the flood.
please change the following sentence into active voice. new polices were released by the government last week.
this statement is arguable: dogs make the best pets.
this statement is arguable: as a result, more stopping places were set up along motorways to enable drivers to take a break.
this statement is arguable: television has a disastrous impact on children.
this statement is arguable: the pacific is the largest ocean.
this statement is arguable: the room is crammed with people.
this statement is arguable: bilinguali and multilinguali confer many benefits.
this statement is arguable: cellphones should be banned from classrooms
this statement is arguable: my favorite singer is lady gaga.
this statement is arguable: vehicle exhaust gases are the chief cause to og.
choose from the following topics the one(s) that you think appropriate for an essay.
in this essay, i want to talk about the crime wave in our country.
the “baby boom” generation has changed american society in key ways.
disease has shaped human history.
sport helps alleviate people’s stress.
in a thesis statement, the author only need to tell what issue they are going to discuss in the essay.
a thesis statement should state clearly the author’s opinion on a certain issue.
what is the emphasis of the sentence: after shopping at the mall, walking the dogs and washing the car, i finally got to stay in and relax?
what is the emphasis of the sentence: florida is a great vacation spot for families, with disney world, universal studios, and sea world?
this is a periodic sentence: despite heavy winds and nearly impenetrable ground fog, the plane landed safely.
this is a periodic sentence: we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their powers from the consent of the government.
if a writer wants her language to be natural and easily understood, she should use a loose sentence.
which of the following is not a method to discover reasons for the thesis?（单选）
is the sentence an argument or simply a statement of a cause for an effect? choose 正确 if you think it is an argument; choose 错误 if you think it a cause for an effect. denise was late because her alarm clock didn’t work.
denise was late because the class starts at 8 o’clock, and she appeared at 8:20.
denise was late because of some emergency.
which of the following can be evidence for the thesis “my boss is not a good boss”?（单选）
what materials in the following can serve as evidence to support the thesis “this new teaching method has helped students learn more effectively and efficiently”? （多选）
which of the following statements is not true concerning evidence? （单选）
which of the following can serve as reasoning for the statement “he always arrives earlier than appointed time.”?（单选）
which of the following can be a thesis and it uses the statement “he always arrives earlier than appointed time.” as a reason?（单选）
which of the following statements can serve as explanations for the statement “he always arrives earlier than appointed time.”?（多选）
if we want to look for the explanations of something, we can ( ).（多选）
telling the manager that the solution you are proposing will fix the problem.
which of the following statements is not true?（单选）
read the following paragraph and identify the sentences that are off target and do not support the topic sentence.（单选） (1) i had to face the social traumas of being a teenager. (2) things that were supposed to be fun, like dates and dances, were actually horrible. (3) on the few occasions when i had a real date, i agonized over everything—my hair, my weight, my pimples. (4) after a date, i would come home, raid the kitchen, and drown my insecurities in a sea of junk food. (5) dances were also stressful events. (6) my friends and i would sneak a couple of beers just to get up the nerve to walk into the school gym. (7) now i realize that teenage drinking is dangerous. (8) i read recently that the number-one killer of teenagers is drunk driving. (9) at dances, i never relaxed. (10) it was too important to look exactly right, to act really cool, and to pretend i was having fun.
the topic sentence should not be put in the middle of a paragraph.
normally, there should be only one main idea in each of the body paragraphs of a critical essay.
the paragraph would not be unified without a topic sentence.
in some cases, the topic sentence of a paragraph can be regarded as the thesis statement of an argument.
it is not necessary to mention the sources of the evidence in the critical essay.
besides quotation and paraphrasing, other things such as statistics, illustrations or examples can also be served as effective evidence to back up your thesis.
quotations are the most convincing evidence in critical essays.
you can use the summary of a book as evidence to support your thesis in a long essay.
complete the sentence with an appropriate hyponym of walk.（单选） tom was so angry that he ____________ out the room.
complete the sentence with an appropriate hyponym of walk.（单选） the police was severely injured and __________ out the room.
complete the sentence with an appropriate hyponym of walk. （多选） the little boy _______________ out the room.
complete the sentence with an appropriate hyponym of walk.（多选） the thief _______________ out the room.
complete the sentence with an appropriate hyponym of walk.（多选） the gray-haired old man _______________ out the room.
it is dangerous to drive on icy streets. the streets are icy now, so it is dangerous to drive now. （相关选正确，不相关选错误）
all children who have been fully immunized （免疫）are protected against some common and life-threatening diseases, such as whooping cough, polio and diphtheria. therefore, steven, who has been immunized, is most unlikely to fall sick with these diseases.
most okers will develop heart disease during their lifetimes. harry is a heavy oker, so he will be diagnosed lung cancer sooner or later.
definitions from authoritative （权威的）sources such as books or dictionaries are more reliable than self-made definitions, so we should avoid making an original definition as much as possible.
research findings from authoritative sources can ensure the truthfulness of evidence.
personal opinions are as reliable as hard facts known publicly.
many statements can be known to be true or false only by studying the particular field in which the statements are made.
open facts are less convincing than the justified research reports.
which of the following ogical argument is the most convincing?（单选）
australia is reliant on commodity exports. such exports are always at risk of natural disasters and price fluctuations（波动）. these risks lead to weakness. therefore, australia has a weak economy in global terms.（单选）
children who like violent video games are more likely to show violent behavior. this must be because they are copying the games.（单选）
after introducing the conflicting argument, you’d better proceed to support your own thesis as soon as possible.
it’s not your business to point out the problem of the conflicting argument because readers can identify it easily.
signal words are also important to help you to remind the readers of your refutation.
how can you evaluate and identify the problem of a counterargument?（单选）
read the following arguments and identify the problems in reasoning. 1. vitamin c really works. every member of my family used to have at least one winter cold every year. last fall each of us started taking one thousand milligrams of vitamin c a day, and there hasn’t been even a sniffle at our house in more than nine months. （单选）
it’s easier to find some problens in a deductive argument than in an inductive one.
the thesis in an inductive arugment is not always true, so you may have more chances to refute it.
what can a writer do in theconclusion of a critical essay?（多选）