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Text Structure, Argumentation and Fallacies

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  1. In textual analysis for the Dutch central exams, what text structure is characterized by an opening that outlines a dilemma followed by multiple potential solutions and an evaluation?
  2. Which informal fallacy (drogreden) occurs when an arguer attacks an opponent's personal character or background instead of addressing their substantive argument?
  3. What fallacy (drogreden) is committed when an arguer distorts, exaggerates, or misrepresents an opponent's position to make it easier to refute?
  4. What fallacy (drogreden) occurs when an arguer states: 'Everyone knows this policy will fail, so why should I bother explaining the details to you?'
  5. What type of argument is used when an author justifies a claim by pointing to another situation and asserting that the two cases share essential relevant similarities?
  6. Which informal fallacy is illustrated by: 'If we allow students to use calculators on this quiz, next year nobody will know basic arithmetic and our education system will collapse'?
  7. What is the primary function of a transitional connective word like 'daarentegen', 'echter', or 'daarentegen' between two paragraphs in Dutch expository prose?
  8. What fallacy (drogreden) is committed when an arguer presents only two mutually exclusive alternatives when other viable options exist?
  9. In an argumentative text, what is the role of an explicit 'weerlegging' (rebuttal)?
  10. What distinction exists in Dutch grammar between the connectives 'omdat' and 'doordat'?
  11. What argument scheme is used when an author argues: 'Since doctor Janssen is a recognized pediatric specialist, her recommendations regarding childhood nutrition should be adopted'?

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