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Rhetoric Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. Why was Rhetoric so important for administrative or judicial reasons?
2. Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence or a limited sample size. (a)
3. His snores were louder than a freight train.
4. A conclusion drawn from too little evidence or from evidence that is biased
5. An appeal to logic and reason.Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.
6. Related to style, this refers to the writer's word choices
7. What type of rhetorical device is this?
8. Exaggeration of the likely consequences of an action designed to show that a misstep today could result in a disaster in the future is called .....
9. Everyday writing (anything that is not poetry)
10. Read the excerpt from the "Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln." "Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came" (paragraph 3). What does this excerpt reveal about the rhetorical context of Lincoln's speech?
11. Example: "I've told you a million times!"
12. Citing health information is an example of .....
13. "I have told you a million times not to bounce that ball in the house, " said the tired mother to her active four year old.
14. "Rain sleet and the snow do we sleep?" -M.O.N.E.Y
15. If you donate to our shelter, you could help get puppies off the street. The sweet, loving puppies will be able to survive and have a better life.
16. 30 percent of all Parkinson's patients are under 50, and 20 percent are under 40, and that number is growing.
17. The study of effective, persuasive language use. According to Aristotle, use of "available means of persuasion"
18. Example: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."
19. Identify the appeal: "Private demand for the product has tapered off for the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low. It's time to research other options."
20. The placement of two things side by side for the purpose of examination.
21. An abrupt change in syntax, say from long sentences to one short one, can show .....
22. An extended metaphor or analogy of two strikingly different things
23. Which term best defines the following? "A short story about a person or event used to make a point."
24. The special language of a profession or group.
25. Figurative language that appeals to the senses.
26. A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it; the substituted term generally carries a more emotional impact
27. Pathos is the appeal that uses ..... Pathos es el atractivo que usas .....
28. How many persuasive appeals are there?
29. A figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite. It is a special form of understatement, where the surface denial serves, through ironic contrast, to reinforce the underlying assertion. Ex. He's no fool (which implies he is wise).
30. You say hello to different people in different ways because you are considering .....
31. Incorrectly thinking that one thing leads to another
32. Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience.
33. Referring to principles or beliefs commonly held by a group
34. "3 out of 4 Dentist recommend Trident Gum" is an example of
35. Which rhetorical appeal is used in this commercial?
36. 89% of migraine sufferers trust Headfix to alleviate their pain.
37. How can pathos be used ethically in persuasive communication?
38. From the Greek for "good speech, " ..... are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. The ..... may be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. Ex. Saying "earthly remains" rather than "corpse"
39. Repeating a word or phrase pattern that is similar to create emphasis is which of the following rhetorical devices?
40. She is the only person I know who has turned around so many failing businesses and made them profitable. We should hire her to help save our store.
41. Appealing to someone's emotions.
42. Techniques writers use to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively
43. What rhetorical device is being used here:Look, I'm no Mother Teresa. I've made my mistakes, but I'm trying.?
44. What is the term for a specific type of literature, music, or film, categorized by its style and content?
45. Imagine you're a speechwriter for a top politician. Which rhetorical device would you use in your speech to tug at the heartstrings of the audience?
46. When a whole is represented by naming one of its parts
47. Which type of repetition occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase.
48. Appealing to universal values is a tool used for
49. The form of argumentative/persuasive appeal that is based on an appeal to the emotions.
50. A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement ..... often have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is also possible.
51. Pathos uses story, imagery and inspiration quotes
52. That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man-when I could get it-and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?-Sojourner Truth
53. What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below? "Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn;Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble softThe redbreast whistles from a garden-croft, And gathering swallows twitter in the skies." - "To Autumn, " John Keats
54. Identify the participial phrase.Braking too late, Judy hit the car in front of her.
55. What message does Winston Churchill end the speech with?
56. My grandmother raised seven children all by herself, so when it comes to advice on kids, I trust her.
57. "One third of students who do not pass English with a C or better need remedial classes in college." -This appeal would be BEST categorized as which appeal.
58. Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. (The Princess Bride)
59. Deliberately de-emphasizing something in order to downplay its importance.
60. This person is also known as the writer, the author, or the rhetor, but can take on a persona as a narrator or character.
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