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Rhetoric Quiz 104 (60 MCQs)

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1. Pleasant or harmonious sounds
2. The speaker creates an effect achieved by placing several words in close proximity containing the same letter sounds.
3. Short, simple story that teaches a religious or moral lesson
4. What do you call a persuasive appeal using logic?
5. Most toddlers are messy eaters. This statement is a
6. "But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.
7. A loose sentence
8. First, find the 'App Store' icon and tap it to access the store. You can either browser the 'New' and 'What's hot' categories to find an app you like the look of. Alternatively, use the Search button at the bottom left of the screen to look for specific apps. Next, the App Store will display a list of matching apps. Simply tap an app to see a further description of it. You can then tap the 'buy' or 'free button' which is displayed on the right-hand side of the app description screen to download it. Finally you'll be prompted to enter your iTunes password Click OK and you'll automatically leave the app store.
9. Identify the rhetorical device:If you have nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all.
10. To identify this rhetorical device, look for the speaker/writer to use meaningful language that has emotional tones and shares emotion-evoking examples and stories of emotional events.
11. Who founded rhetoric?
12. Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or causes.
13. Arguments in which the speaker attempts to persuade the listener through the use of deductive reasoning and logic ..... Example:Providing statistics and examples
14. A self-contradictory statement that can actually be true
15. The book was written entirely in diary format. What rhetorical term best describes this choice.
16. What month will infant flesh be so plentiful?
17. A technique by which the writer or speaker anticipates objections his audience may have to his argument and points out the error in their objections (see correction of erroneous views)
18. "Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel" is an example of
19. What is the purpose of transition words such as "first, " "second, " and "third" in a piece of persuasive writing?
20. Which of the following is a synonym for chronicle?
21. What a wonderful world.
22. "Oh, thanks. This is exactly what I wanted for Christmas ..... "
23. The writer describes a person intently watching a bird fly overhead. What is the bird symbolizing?
24. The main argument of a speaker.
25. Which of the following logical fallacies is shown in the following sentence: "I drank bottled water and now I am sick, so the water must have made me sick."
26. An exaggerated statement meant to elicit an emotional response
27. Melissa's curls whooshed shaking into the wind.
28. The most important element of argumentation is the
29. Repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses.
30. Point of view spoken from an outsiders perspective (they, their, he/she)
31. Uses facts and figures to show one side as positive and the other side as negative
32. Related to style, ..... refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.
33. What is the principal virtue of good style in a speech?
34. Using fear to sway people is called .....
35. Which of the following best defines "Ethos"
36. Which perspective deals with motives, emotional states, and intentions?
37. Pick Aristotle's three different types of rhetoric:A. Deliberative, argumentative, demonstrativeB. Deliberative, judicial, demonstrativeC. Judicial, argumentative, demonstrativeD. Deliberative, judicial, argumentative
38. If it rains anymore, we will have to build an arc.
39. Narrator presents the thoughts and actions of any or all the characters
40. Which of the following terms is being shown in the example below? The package was ordered, delivered, and opened all before noon today.
41. What is textual evidence?
42. "McDonald's has served 100 billion people in the world. It must be the best fast food restaurant in the world" is an example of
43. Choose the best punning ending! Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in .....
44. How many genres of rhetoric are there?
45. To convince an audience by appealing to their emotions
46. When you repeat yourself over and over what rhetorical device are you using?
47. Logos establishes the ..... of an argument.
48. Instruction to the audience to cause an immediate response (ex:Call now! Vote for me!)
49. Attitude of a speaker toward the subject
50. Two out of every five dogs in shelters will never find a home. Adopt today.
51. Which appeal does Henry use with the imagery in this line: "Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house?"
52. The following statement is an example of what literary term?Aesop's fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf
53. The deliberate use of the same words or phrases for emphasis or to make a point more memorable.
54. When talking about audience, which of the following characteristics are NOT important to consider?
55. "They have spirit! They have skills! They have enthusiasm!" is an example of
56. The speaker asks a question without expecting an answer because the answer is obvious.
57. When you talk about facts, statistics or expert opinions
58. An ..... is a short personal story. This technique can be used persuasively by connecting the speaker with the audience.
59. Pick the term that matches the definition:a writer of a book, article, or report
60. Begging the question
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