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Rhetoric Quiz 127 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty" is an effective metaphor because
2. "Her hair was like a lion's mane." This is an example of which rhetorical device?
3. Which of the rhetorical appeals (Ethos, Pathos, or Logos) is the most effective?
4. An "open" ending. Thisis a "to be continued" ending. Not allconflicts are clearly resolved. (Questionsleft).
5. The following is an example of, " "I know you are hungry, but don't even think about going to the golden arches!"
6. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.
7. The writer will not expect you to answer this question-they suggest the answer for you
8. Match the definition with the fallacy: "going with the crowd/argues that because everyone else believes something it must be true"
9. Every breath you take, Every move you make, Every cake you bake, I'll be watching you .....
10. Someone who is timid is very
11. A question asked to achieve a particular effect rather than to seek an answer is an example of a
12. When employing facts, statistics, real-life anecdotes (stories, or examples) in a speech or in writing the speaker/author are employing what?
13. $ 29, 284 is an example of
14. Repetition of the sameword or phrase at thebeginning of successivephrases, clauses, orsentences.Love is the question.Love is the answer.Love is everything.
15. Which word best matches the following definition:Use of a believable, trustworthy, and likable source of information.
16. A sudden change in sentence length, style, or complexity used for stylistic effect
17. What was the Counterargument King addressed in "Letter From Birmingham Jail" ?
18. ..... reasoning is making an inference based on an observation, often of a sample.
19. Which of the following is an example of anadiplosis?
20. "Don't let down the ones you love, buy Secure-It."
21. Introducing new and creative ideas or methods.
22. Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate is referred to as .....
23. Combine so as to form a more complex product, etc.
24. You may well ask: "Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches, and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?" You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks to dramatize the issue so that it can no longer be ignored.
25. Which statement is a valid generalization?
26. What device is used in the following example: "While a few studies have shown that some snacks may have negative health effects, the solution to this issue is not a complete ban on junk food."
27. Pick the term that matches the definition:the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists
28. Which of the following is an example of parallel structure?
29. A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. (If the authorship is unknown, the statement is generally considered to be a folk proverb.) Can be a memorable summation of the author's point.
30. What is the purpose of using allusions in a writer's work?
31. Which rhetorical appeal aims to establish the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker or writer?
32. What does it mean to show bias?
33. Every text has a purpose.
34. A question posed by the speaker/author in order to bring attention to an issue; used to lean on the emotions of an audience
35. The recurrence of initial consonant sounds
36. A figure of speech; an artful variation from expected modes of expression of thoughts and ideas
37. Door County Wisconsin has 5 state parks and 250 miles of shore, more than any other in the country.
38. This appeal uses the credibility or trust of the speaker to convince the audience to think or act a certain way.
39. A reference to a well known person, place, historical event, or text.
40. Choose the sentence that has parallel structure
41. Which of the following is true about Modern Rhetoric?
42. One of Trump's similes is "rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape"
43. Which of the following would be an example of a speaker using a rhetorical device?
44. This type of appeal may use creativity (humor, word play, etc. to invoke positive emotions), moving stories and personal anecdotes to prove a person's idea or music, color, art, etc.
45. Which book did Steven King not write?
46. She's as cold as ice. This is an example of:
47. Appeals to logic and reason .....
48. Personal stories are known as
49. Which of the following is an example of an argument using Ad Hominem?
50. "Since my brother has to start school first, he should shower first" is what type of appeal?
51. The following example uses what rhetorical device? "The war is inevitable-and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come!"
52. The repetition of a sound at the beginning of adjacent words
53. Which logical fault is this:Noah's ark has been found by the Russian government a long time ago, but because of their hate for religion, they have been covering it up ever since.
54. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Swift's proposal?
55. "Teenagers enjoyed the program last year, but a lot of them said they wouldn't even sign up if Mr. Jones did not require it. So I highly suggest you require this program again." What kind of reasoning is this?
56. The term 'Epistrophe' refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
57. They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and played and talked and flunked.These sentences are an example of .....
58. Imagine you're in a debate club with Jackson, Evelyn, and Rohan. You want to win the audience over by appealing to their emotions. Which rhetorical appeal would you use?
59. Which of the following rhetorical devices expressed the same idea in different words in order to clarify and stress key points?
60. This country is a shining city on a hill is .....
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