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Rhetoric Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. What do you need to use to get people to both like and trust you, according to the notes?
2. Not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired, and usually just a yes or no answer would suffice.
3. Using a brand to instill trust in a product or idea, or a review to convince another is a persuasive strategy called .....
4. "Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee! I have thee not, and yet I see thee still."
5. Define:Asyndeton
6. What tone is Hale conveying in the following passage?"If you think God wills you to raise rebellion you are mistaken"
7. Use of an unreliable narrator
8. Imagine you're a lawyer in a heated debate. Which secret weapon of persuasion would you use to highlight the urgency and importance of your case?
9. Who said it?' ..... we will put the enemy in the position where they will have to choose between giving us freedom or giving us death.'
10. A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
11. The time period/place in which a text is written; it influences the audience's mood and dictates their values or needs.
12. A fallacy in which an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue.
13. Children in America born after 2000 have a 1 in 3 chance of getting diabetes which is directly related to diet.
14. *the outcome or intention for giving the speech.
15. The writer incorporates aspects of their personal experience into the text-look for 'I'
16. A scheme in which the same word is repeated at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: "I believe we should fight for justice. You believe we should fight for justice. How can we not, then, fight for justice?"
17. "Tell them to be good, tell them to follow their elders, and tell them to mind their manners." -Is an example of what?
18. What is the meaning of syntax?
19. Which rhetorical appeal likes to use charities, celebrities, and professionals to add to their credibility?
20. An appeal to credibility is .....
21. Rhetorical device that appeals to one's ethics and tries to paint the speaker as credible and trustworthy
22. Baby Grand Pianotwo contradictory words put together
23. A question that does not require a reply because the answer is obvious
24. What is the rhetorical device used in the sentence:'The car was as fast as lightning.'?
25. Logos is an appeal to the audience's emotions.
26. Appealing to your audience using credibility (authority and shared values)
27. The emotional appeal
28. Roses are red, violets are blueSugar is sweet, and so are youThe above is an example of .....
29. Omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
30. When an author groups two contradictory terms together.
31. ..... is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis.
32. Which section of classical rhetoric is responsible for presenting the main argument and supporting evidence?
33. How the reader is supposed to feel
34. The woods are getting ready to sleep ..... they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whispers and good-nights-L.M. Montgomery, "The Green Gables Letters"
35. What does the citation need to include?
36. The genre or type of text (e.g., journal, editorial, letter, essay, poem, etc.)
37. Which is NOT a method to persuade?
38. True or false:Compare and Contrast try to show similarities AND differences of topics
39. Word choice that is used to evoke emotion
40. Which appeal uses statistics, facts, charts, and graphs?
41. What is this an example of:It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair .....
42. A rhetorical mode used to develop an essay whose primary aim is to depict a scene, person, thing, or idea
43. This refers to words or phrases that are used in a particular field. They may be difficult to understand if you are not part of that field. Here are some examples from the teaching field:SLO (student learning objectives), PLC (professional learning community), and LMS (learning management system, like Schoology).
44. Forcing others to obey
45. A sudden pause or interruption in the middle of a sentence.
46. "Wear Air Jordans at your next game, and see how high you fly!" -Michael JordanWhat type of rhetorical appeal does this claim make?
47. She's extremely rich; ....., she's not snobbish.
48. Which characteristics of an editorial describes that the stand of the editorial must support truth and justice?
49. A device used to produce figurative language
50. Which Rhetorical Device is shown in the following sentence: "The stress relief candle set my house on fire and burned it to the ground."
51. What is the difference between message and purpose?
52. This part of an argument provides the evidence-facts and sources-to support your stance.
53. The meat was tough, the soup was cold, and the pie was clammy. When the waitress came by to ask how everything was, I just looked up at her and rolled my eyes. Enough said. The tone is
54. A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation
55. When the style or work of an author is imitated to form a comical sense over the work (sometimes negative)
56. Expositories are what?
57. I know you have many choices when you are looking for a nanny, but I hope you consider my many years of childcare experience and my fabulous references from families I have worked for in the past.
58. Intentionally using extra conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) in a series of items.
59. Which mode of persuasion in rhetoric appeals to ethics and credibility?
60. This fallacy exaggerates the possibility that a relatively inconsequential action today will have serious consequences in the future.
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