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Rhetoric Quiz 113 (60 MCQs)

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1. When you are on your deathbed, you will regret not making more meaningful connections to people more than you will regret not making enough money.
2. ..... refers to a person's REASON for writing, such as to inform, entertain, explain, or persuade. Also known as the aim.
3. ..... is the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. This technique can strengthen a speaker's argument by providing "proof" to support a claim.
4. "Liberals are snowflakes" is an example of
5. Choose the correct term for the following definition:To cause (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) to continue indefinitely.
6. A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a [free] people who mean to be free. Future ages will scarcely believe that the hardiness of one man adventured, within the short compass of twelve years only, to lay a foundation so broad and so undisguised for tyranny over a people fostered and fixed in principles of freedom. Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend a [an unwarrantable] jurisdiction over these our states [us]. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here, no one of which could warrant so strange a pretension:that these were effected at the expense of our own blood and treasure, unassisted by the wealth or the strength of Great Britain:that in constituting indeed our several forms of government, we had adopted one common king, thereby laying a foundation for perpetual league and amity with them:but that submission to their parliament was no part of our constitution, nor ever in idea, if history may be credited:and, we [have] appealed to their native justice and magnanimity as well as to [and we have conjured17 them by] the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations which were likely to [would inevitably] interrupt our connection and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity ..... Why do you think this mostly struck from the final draft of The Declaration of Independence?
7. Which of the following is the definition of stereotyping?
8. There foot were like the scales of an alligator, with cracks and breaks the size of the grand canyon
9. What does every text have, whether poem, painting, or short story?
10. "and if I were young, and beautiful, and clever, and brilliant, and of a noble position."
11. In addition to spoken expressions, other aids are also used (costume, scenography, mask, script).
12. The Rhetorical Appeal which speaks to one's emotions is called:
13. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:statistics/facts
14. The art of speaking or writing persuasively is
15. Purification or cleansing of the spirit through the emotions of pity and terror as a witness to a tragedy
16. What does the word toil mean?
17. A type of metaphor where a part is used to represent a whole Example:I have four mouths to feed at home
18. What is Colloquialism?
19. The receiver of the action is the subject and the verb contains some form of to be as a helper and a participle; the doer of the action is the object
20. "Don't you surrender! Suffering breeds character; character breeds faith; in the end faith will not disappoint. You must not surrender ..... " (Jesse Jackson).
21. To build credibility you should look for
22. What rhetorical device involves presenting something as less important or serious than it actually is?
23. Imagine you're a detective in the world of debates. Can you identify the type of argument that uses emotional appeals and personal stories to win over the audience?
24. Unfortunately, this cottage cheese will have to be thrown away.Sentence or Fragment?
25. Bailey, Gerry, Chris Scalf, and Gabe McIntosh. Spinosaurus. New York:Crabtree Pub., 2011. Print. In this citation, who is the publisher?
26. Imagine Olivia, Isla, and Hannah are having a debate. They are focusing on three main aspects of the rhetorical triangle. Can you guess what these aspects are?
27. Melissa looked, shook her curls, turned away.
28. Imagine Abigail, Aiden, and Michael are in a debate club. If Abigail takes on a specific role to deliver a particular message, what is this called in rhetoric?
29. How a word makes you feel
30. The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Which type of repetition is this?
31. Who or what is best described as the ideas being communicated?
32. "As I stood in the field, the grass whispering its shy music."
33. Which of the following examples is NOT an example of synecdoche?
34. This appeal usually represents the speaker or writer.
35. The speaker's attitude toward the subject as revealed by word choice.
36. This a claim that is supported with logical reasoning and credible evidence.
37. How do you pronounce synecdoche?
38. One that does not expect an explicit answer-rather, it is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or the audience.
39. ID the Preposition:Lebron James fell onto a spectator, injuring her terribly.
40. Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical appeal a writer or speaker uses to make an argument?
41. These are the three rhetorical appeals.
42. Chiasmus is .....
43. Includes a subject and a verb that expresses a complete thought.
44. A statement that seems contradictory at first but makes sense after reflecting on it
45. When figuring out what an author's claim is you should look to
46. Which is not a component of rhetoric?
47. ..... is a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity.
48. Aristotle believed that a speaker's ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to that audience in three different areas:logos, ethos, and pathos. What is this term called?
49. The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter.
50. The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
51. A rhetoric Logical Appeal is also known as?
52. Repetition of grammatically similar words, clauses, or sentences to emphasize a point or stir the emotions of a reader / listener
53. Which part of the perspective triangle does the Stasis fail to address?
54. Which logical fallacy attacks the person instead of the argument or the ideas?
55. A mocking remark directed toward someone in order to demonstrate foolishness; may be said harshly and bitterly, or in a light, jesting tone. (It may include verbal irony, but it doesn't have to.)
56. What is the definition of mythos?
57. "Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings." Patrick Henry
58. "When you are late getting home past curfew-you distract your parents by talking to them about the weather-how cold it is, or how rainy it is."
59. This means to appeal to your audience by establishing your own credibility.
60. Concluding sentences should do all of the following EXCEPT .....
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