ENG101- Past Assignment Helpful for mid term papers
Q 1 Define the following terms and give an example for each.
i. Hasty generalization:
This is a very common fallacy. A person who draws a conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence is making a hasty generalization.
The following example will make this amply clear.
The Iranians are a very stupid people as they have no talent for mathematics. Two Iranian boys took math course with me once, and they were at the bottom of the class. Forming a conclusion about a whole nation on the basis of two examples (boys) is an illogical j objective
ii. False Cause
False Cause: You have probably heard some one saying as a joke, “I know there is going to be a dust storm today because I washed my hair”. Now the two events mentioned have no connection whatsoever. Well that was just to tell you how often in life we make such wrong associations – we assume Cause-and-effect situations are not easy to analyze, as people tend to oversimplify them by ignoring other possible causes. To identify an argument using a false cause, look for alternate causes.
Look at the following argument:
The Atlas Tyre Company was more prosperous before Mr. Hamid joined it as chairman.
Clearly, he is the cause of its decline.
Event A: Mr. Hamid became company chairman.
Event B: The Atlas Tyre Company’s income declined.
Well, other causes could have been responsible for it.
may not be familiar with. When writing has an ironic tone, it says one thing and means the
opposite. May be the policies of the previous chairman have now begun to affect the
company, or perhaps the market conditions have changed. It’s easy but incorrect to assume
that just because A came before B, therefore A caused B.
Q 2 Read the given statements and determine if these are Facts (F) or Opinions (O).
Many people order pepperoni on their pizzas. (Opinion)
Basketball is more interesting to watch than golf. (Opinion)
Flowers bloom in the spring and summer months. (Fact)
Exercising outdoors is more fun than exercising indoors. (Opinion)
Daisies are the prettiest of all flowers. (Opinion)
Q 3- Fill in the blanks with the help of appropriate choices.
1- The question of purpose of writer is closely related the matter of …Attitude…
Attitude.
tone
style
opinion
2- - Reading-- is the most important skill you will need for success in your studies.
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
3- Authors and their works are …… complex …
complex
simple
biased
fair
4- The writer can indicate his character through the words he put into his character’s
… mouth…..
mind
knowledge
mouth
experience
5- As biasness is unavoidable while writing, writers do try to remain as
… Comprehensive….as possible.
Objective
Subjective
Comprehensive
Neutral