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Rhetoric Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Whether you're a sports fanatic, a pet enthusiast, or just looking for a laugh, there's something for everyone on TikTok."
2. "You should consider another route if you leave later. I heard that that street is far more dangerous and ominous at night than during the daytime."
3. Using a part to name the whole, or using the name of one thing for that of another associated with it. Example:Lakewood scored the winning goal.
4. The general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text.
5. Real events are in ..... ?
6. A "closed" ending. Allquestions are answered for the readerand no conflicts remain.
7. The tough one, the sullen kid who scoffed at any show of sentiment, John gave his mother flowers.
8. Hundreds of peer-reviewed studies show that learning to play a musical instrument has benefits for memory later in life.
9. We should abolish the death penalty. Even Taylor Swift is opposed to it.
10. He is an honest thief.
11. Mark made his point by ..... to a greek god to explain his strength
12. Rhetorical questions are not.....
13. Mommy I want to go home. The speakers ..... are their parents.
14. The association between a symbol and its referent is not arbitrary. It is natural
15. In the sentence, "He stole my heart and my wallet, " which rhetorical device is used?
16. "Mom, he hit me!" + "Because she pushed me!" =
17. What is the date that the speech was given?
18. Jumbo shrimp, plastic silverware, pretty ugly, old news, only choice.All of these are examples of .....
19. A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite
20. How can the use of metaphor make a speech more memorable?
21. The literal meaning is "opposite." A rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.
22. To make a point a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?
23. Identify the rhetorical device in the statement "This suitcase weighs a ton."
24. The writer involves the reader by relating the subject to their lives
25. "Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best." Which appeal is this an example of?
26. What is adverb in the sentene below:The older couple walked briskly
27. Selling "Great American Chocolate Bars" around campus is an example of .....
28. A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
29. What strategies might one use to appeal to an audience on a logical level?
30. A horse is a horse, of course, of course. And no one can talk to a horse of course. That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed
31. A rhetorical question is .....
32. The philosopher who first noted the elements of rhetoric
33. Pathos involves using ..... to persuade your audience.
34. What is Imperative Sentences?
35. I won't mention how badly you did, but maybe you should prepare next time.
36. A(n) ..... sentence switches the placement of the verb before the subject of a sentence as if in a question.
37. What is the effect of isocolon?
38. Appeals to audience's sense of moral judgment and ethics through credibility
39. Tone can be defined as
40. What does curmudgeon mean?
41. Mrs. Stewart couldn't think of another question, but she really wanted there to be 20.
42. When a writer bases a claim on an isolated example or asserts a claim is "certain" rather than possible.
43. The righteous are a light that shines on the world
44. A question asked to make people thing a little deeper and not requiring an answer
45. "Juice Box, now 100% all natural."
46. She dances like a chicken on hot coals.
47. The right to vote
48. Also called a rebuttal, this part of an argument addresses the opposing view and proves it wrong or ineffective.
49. "I'm not afraid to die. I'm not afraid to live. I'm not afraid to fail. I'm not afraid to succeed. I'm not afraid to fall in love. I'm not afraid to be alone. I'm just afraid I might have to stop talking about myself for five minutes."
50. The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established party by the setting and party by the author's choice of objects that are described
51. A statement in which opposite ideas are contrasted is an example of
52. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing often including ethos, pathos, & logos.
53. The reason why someone is speaking or writing; the goal the speaker wants to achieve.
54. Cake can cause cancer.
55. Martin Luther King, Jr. used the phrase "Five score years ago ..... " in his "I Have a Dream" speech. This is a reference to President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, which originally began with "Four score and seven years ago ..... "
56. An independent clause with no conjunction or dependent clause
57. Category of rhetoric that is mainly concerned with what happened in the past.
58. This is an appeal to the emotions.
59. Rhetorical technique that gives objects human qualities.The sun smiled happily down on us.The clouds cried drops of rain.
60. Point of view spoken from the reader's perspective (you/your)
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