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Rhetoric Quiz 118 (60 MCQs)

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1. This is where your phone should be when the bell rings
2. The word "fallacy" is derived from the Latin word "fallere" meaning:
3. "Read her new novel. Ten million (and counting) Americans already have. That many can't be wrong."
4. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength, " (Orwell 1949). These contradictions reveal a rational meaning which are an example of a .....
5. Words that grab your attention, keepyou riveted, and influence what you think.
6. An author uses avariety of traits to make them morerealistic. (They act more humanlike/realistic).
7. The issue, problem, or situation that prompts the speaker to deliver a message:
8. What are the three purposes of an author?
9. What you write, how much you write, how you phrase it, and even your genre are all influenced by the ..... you envision.
10. And I can pledge our nation to a goal:When we see that wounded traveler on the road to holy city of Jericho, we will not pass to the other side.
11. A fallacy that involves "the bandwagon" approach is one where:
12. Which holiday celebrates its "publication" ?
13. Which genre deals with the past?
14. Logical Fallacies:If you don't study, you'll fail your test. Then you will do poorly in the class and your GPA will fall. You won't get into a good college, so you'll never get a decent job and you'll end up poor and homeless.
15. MLK calling racial injustice "quicksand" and brotherhood a "solid rock" is an example of a .....
16. Why is Rhetoric persuasive?
17. A persuasive technique that presents ideas that elicit strong feelings
18. My teacher last year taught me how to multiply!
19. To relish something means you
20. "You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart."What rhetorical devise is used?
21. An argument based on a personal attack on someone's character.
22. Who coined the rhetorical tools?
23. Which is not a form of repetition?
24. The repetition of the BEGINNING sounds of words Ex:the high-hung hall in the distance
25. The best example of parallelism is .....
26. Define the root:Loc
27. Which rhetorical device is used? The story told of a pauper, a person without wealth, who had big dreams.
28. A type of literary work, such as a novel or poem-there are also "subs" of this such as novels may be science-fiction, romance, horror, etc.
29. The reciter is not the creator of the content he is saying.
30. "It was a rather serious evening, you know."-Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon describing his survival of the sinking of the Titanic
31. What rhetorical element is being used in this statement?"Dog noses are wet to help absorb scent chemicals."
32. When the writer begins with an independent clause and then adds subordinate elements
33. The term that means a repetition of vowel sounds is
34. The author provided a bar chart to support his point of view. What does the bar chart show?
35. Which rhetorical appeal appeals to the audience's emotions?
36. Which of the of the following characters is credited with developing the art of rhetoric?
37. In "Heads Up Humans, " how does the writer support the claim of her argument?
38. The flowers danced in the wind.
39. It's not you, it's meis an example of
40. What is the PURPOSE of the 2018 Question 2 text?
41. Another word for the context of a text; includes the exigence and constraints.
42. All of these are requirements of an introduction to a rhetorical analysis essay except
43. Which definition closely matches emotional appeals?
44. If your friend convinces you to buy a particular pair of shoes because they are trending right now, you have just been persuaded by which technique?
45. Special words or expressions used by a profession or certain group; used to signal expertise and establish credibility.
46. There are 3 kinds/forms of rhetoric. Name them.
47. A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or oppose to common sense, but contains some degree of truth
48. Writing or speaking that promotes change and urges people to take action
49. Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities was published in 1840.
50. Repetition is a propaganda device that is used to:
51. This rhetorical device presents an idea as fact without explanation by making bold claims to persuade an audience.
52. "As a three-time Olympic gold medalist, I can assure you that this energy drink will improve your fitness and stamina"What type of ethos is used in the statement above?
53. Martin Luther King Junior's use of the phrase "I have a dream" is an example of what strategy?
54. To free from a constraint or difficulty
55. The sentence or groups of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition.
56. Also known as false cause or coincidence vs. causality; the assumption that because one event follows another, the first is the cause of the second. Correlation does not equal Causation.
57. What does ethos refer to in rhetorical analysis?
58. What rhetorical strategy is being used in the following: "They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed."
59. MACDUFF:O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart cannot conceive nor name thee!
60. The speaker of a work is .....
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