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Rhetoric Quiz 134 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is rhetorical analysis?
2. What is another goal of persuasion?
3. Which of the following logical fallacies is shown in the following sentence: "Even though it's only the first day, I can tell this is going to be a boring course."
4. What is the main function of the recapitulate in the peroratio section?
5. Which of the following is a correct definition or summary of hypophoria?
6. She painted her room purple because that's her favorite color.
7. "Please adopt a puppy today, tomorrow we will have to put them to sleep."
8. Choose the correct term for the following definition:The art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking.
9. Support of a statement by repeating the statement using different words
10. I see the cat. I see the dog. I see the dragon. What do you see?
11. A conclusion drawn from too little evidence or from evidencethat is biased.
12. The following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?I was so embarrassed, I almost died right there in front of everyone!
13. Tom spoke about Mitch and Brett at the party.
14. The speaker's intention / ultimate goal
15. Which of the following most accurately reflects the opinion of the Lacks family?
16. Which rhetorical device uses the same word or phrase over again multiple times to highlight or emphasize an idea?
17. Persuasion that appeals to the audience by using a speaker's credibility, character, or authority
18. "Speech is silver, but silence is golden."What rhetorical device is used?
19. Which rhetorical device uses credible sources and accurate citation of sources?
20. It seemed to me that a careful examination of the room and the lawn might possibly reveal some traces of this mysterious individual. You know my methods, Watson. Which term is being presented in the Sherlock Holmes example above?
21. Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event
22. The final episode was bittersweet
23. A series of THREE parallel words, phrases, or clauses. It's a simple enough structure, yet potentially a powerful one.
24. What are brief stories used to illustrate a point?
25. Repetitive sentence structure that adds intensity and builds rhythm
26. Persuasion that appeals to logic
27. Usain Bolt is faster than the speed of light.Is an example of a?
28. Argument based on the logical reasoning.
29. PART B:Why does Lincoln use that rhetorical device?All dreaded it-all sought to avert it ..... Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease.
30. Identify the rhetorical device being used in this passage. "We've also studied samples of blood and hair for people at the site that tested positive for sarin."
31. Which of the following questions is most important to consider as you think about the needs of your audience?
32. What is this an example of:The track athlete can run as fast as the wind during his sprints!
33. A question asked to make a point, and answer the question is given right after
34. Read the following passage and identify the red portion of the passage. "To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us." Hillary Clinton
35. Factual information and the absence of the author's opinion is called
36. Which of the following logical fallacies is shown in the following sentence: "People who don't support the proposed state minimum wage increase hate the poor."
37. The rhetorical parlor quote is credited to this man.
38. In order to be considered credible by your reader it is helpful to use to which rhetorical appeal
39. Why might it be pathos when Lincoln in paragraph 6 of "The Emancipation Proclamation" calls on formerly enslaved people to abstain from violence and to instead keep working, just for pay now?
40. What elements make up the rhetorical structure of a persuasive argument?
41. Same word or words both begin(s) and end(s) phrase or clause
42. The context or set of circumstance out of which a text arises.
43. What is not usually part of the plot in a story?
44. When two things appear to be connected, but there is no indication that one caused the other, it's called-
45. The weather was terrible ....., we decided to delay our trip.
46. Persuading by appealing to the audience's emotions
47. An indirect reference to a famous events or characters from history, literature, or mythology.
48. "Five score years ago ..... " is an example of .....
49. Expresses doubt about an idea or conclusion
50. Which rhetorical device appeals to facts?
51. In "The Gettysburg Address, " Lincoln coined the phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people." What literary device is this phrase using?
52. A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. Regardless of whether or not the work aims to reform human behavior, satire is best seen as a style of writing rather than a purpose for writing.
53. The author's credibility is known as
54. Repeating small phrases can be effective in creating a sense of structure and power.
55. Imagine you're a detective in the world of debates. Can you identify the type of argument that uses the power of logical reasoning and evidence to convince its audience?
56. What are narratives?
57. What is the subject of this speech?
58. The following is an example of, "You win some, you lose some."
59. Who invented or defined Rhetoric
60. Specific word choices an author makes is referred to as
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