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Rhetoric Quiz 129 (60 MCQs)

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1. When faced with poverty, families resort to dangerous choices.
2. What is the definition of Kairos?
3. The three main appeals are ethos, pathos, and .....
4. The scientists have done the experiment 57 times and the results are the same every single time. This best exemplifies:
5. What device places two or more contrasting ideas in close proximity to convey a point?
6. ARMS is best for which time?
7. A social principal so highly prized by an individual, group, or society that it becomes a goal to be pursued
8. Looking at a potential market to sell your product. This will allow your business to do better and make more profit. You might use focus groups, surveys, or interviews to get the information you need.
9. Name the rhetorical device: "We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers ..... in English, Hebrew, and Arabic." -George Bush, Address to the Nation on Terrorism
10. Arguments in which the speaker attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings ..... Example:If you want to keep your family safe, you need to buy this system ..... "
11. Example:See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.
12. Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses.
13. Repetition of consonants (not just initially)
14. "Four out of five dentists recommend Happy Glossy toothpaste. Therefore, it must be great."
15. This type of rhetoric appeals to the emotions of the audience.
16. If you were writing a story about a shark attack you would use
17. Listing parts, causes, effects, or consequences to make a point more forcibly
18. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:celebrity spokesperson
19. MLK didn't literally mean "let freedom ring from the mountaintops, " so he was using a .....
20. Which logical fault is this:David:Can you believe that the president said, "fat people are losers" ?Sam:Where did you hear this?David:I read it in a headline on BrightBert News.Sam:He actually said, "People who say, 'fat people are losers' are not only cruel, but they are also wrong as well as being irrational."
21. What famous document is this quote from?
22. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"100% of students who use their class time wisely complete their project and are successful."
23. Having to do with the law
24. Which appeal does this quote use? "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" (king).
25. As the dark clouds loomed overhead, I realized the rain was .....
26. Words that are used another way other than the literal meaning
27. Logos is an appeal that uses ..... as a method of persuasion.
28. Effective speakers work to get an audience's emotions .....
29. Example:He is a pig.-(He is not really a pig; he is just like one.)
30. Character or forceworking AGAINST the main character(causes the main conflict).
31. What is the situation (reason) that has prompted an author, speaker, etc. to write or speak?
32. "You can't get a job without experience, and you can't get experience without getting a job."
33. Exercise contributes to better health. Yoga is a form of exercise. Yoga contributes to better health. What type of reasoning is this?
34. In rhetoric, a mode of persuasion
35. The person responsible for creating the three methods of persuasion is?
36. Live simply so that others might simply live. (Gandhi)This is an example of what?
37. Pattern:My grandparents all have grey hair. Conclusion:All elderly people have grey hair.
38. Rhetorical choice-a comparison between two things using some type of commonaspect between the two to explain something.
39. An expression so often used its freshness and originality have worn off.
40. Patrick Henry uses many rhetorical questions in a row. What is the effect of Henry's rhetorical choice?
41. Rhetorical Analysis essays require you to always
42. What rhetorical appeal is used?If you don't come for Thanksgiving, your Grandmother will be heartbroken.
43. As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.
44. Repetition of certain words or phrases at the beginning of sentences to increase the power of a sentiment. Ex:MLKJ repeating the phrase "I have a dream."
45. What is the meaning of anaphora?
46. One blames problems on a particular group, person, or idea: "I don't want those big mouthed kids in the library." "Our downfall began under the other party." "Your money problems are caused by that party."
47. The effective use of language is .....
48. The term that means saying something in a less offensive way is
49. Which rhetorical appeal focuses on using emotions to persuade?
50. A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt. (Replacing a harsh word with a softer word)
51. True or False:Dysphemism is used to produce a positive effect on someone's attitude about something
52. A fictional "mask" or the narrator who tells the story.
53. A figure of addition and emphasis which intentionally employs a series of conjunctions not normally found in successive words, phrases or clauses; the deliberate and excessive use of conjunctions in successive words or clauses.The effect is a feeling of multiplicity, energetic enumeration, and building up-a persistence or intensity
54. Who wrote "The Rhetoric" -a major work in speech communication?
55. "If you're still unsure, please consider that my advanced degree and field work speak for themselves."Which appeal is this an example of?
56. The ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation.
57. The use of language in which multiple meanings are possible ..... Example:The word "cool" has multiple meanings.
58. The establishment of authority and reliability, used to gain the confidence and trust of theaudience.
59. Bizarre, incongruous, ugly, unnatural, or abnormal
60. Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below? Silly Sally sat on six silver coins.
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