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Rhetoric Quiz 23 (60 MCQs)

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1. The visual, auditory, or written act of persuasion.
2. "She is going to get a la carte food (she already ate her other lunch)."
3. Delivery is .....
4. Which phrase has the more negative connotation?
5. This mode of persuasion focuses on the credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker.
6. The art of speaking or writing effectively
7. Of all the positive characteristics Ray Kroc possessed, which of the following was the most important to him personally? This was emphasized in the movie The Founder.
8. What is a rebuttal?
9. Telling emotional and personal stories increases a persuader's:
10. The arranging words, phrases, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form.
11. "I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas."
12. Phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure
13. Writer/speaker uses logic, facts, statistics to persuade.
14. Which rhetorical technique is being used in this example? "My new candle has the sweet smell of cinnamon."
15. This appeal uses story teling the most
16. The Party's propaganda and information ministry, responsible for controlling the media and rewriting history
17. This form of rhetoric is an appeal to emotion
18. A reference to some famous literary work, historical figure, or event.
19. A member of Congress explains that the proposed bill will cost 60% more to put into practice than its sponsor claims.
20. Which of the following is an appeal to an audience's sense of logic?
21. This appeal relies on making the reader feel a certain way.
22. Brings personal component to the subject, bias, and viewpoint
23. "Deep with the first dead lies London's daughter, /Robed in the long friends, /The grains beyond age, the dark veins of her mother, /Secret by the unmourning water/Of the riding Thames./After the first death, there is no other."
24. Anecdotes are brief narratives used to illustrate a point.
25. Identify the rhetorical devices used in the following sentence: "For no government is better than the men who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best."-John F. Kennedy
26. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?"We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as .....
27. What does "the faculty" mean, based on our notes?
28. What is circular reasoning?
29. Information that proves a claim.
30. What is the participle in the following sentence? Shivering, the couple ran out of the rain and into the house.
31. Speaker pretends to hide what he/she exactly wants to say and enforce
32. Rhetoric about communications that are intended to accuse or defend someone.
33. When discussing an author's diction, you should .....
34. Opens with modifiers; withholds subject and verb until the end
35. What does the O stand for in SOAPSTone?
36. An ethical appeal to establish credibility and trust.Choose the rhetorical appeal that best fits the definition above.
37. Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences.
38. The author exaggerates a particular point for dramatic effect
39. Specific instances of an idea or situation
40. Comparison without using "like" or "as." Example: "he felt lost in a sea of nameless faces" or "the teacher planted seeds of wisdom."
41. That house isn't big enough for us, and ....., it's too expensive.
42. A direct comparison between unlike things that does not use the words like or as.Choose the word that best fits the definition above.
43. What is the role of pathos in persuasion?
44. A speaker or writer's identifiable preference for, or prejudice against, a side of an issue
45. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"The veterinarian says that an Australian shepherd will be the perfect match for our active lifestyle."
46. When a speaker cites scientific data, methodically walks through the line of reasoning behind their argument, or precisely recounts historical events relevant to their argument, they are using .....
47. Which of the rhetorical appeals is the best?
48. The form of argumentative appeal that is based on an appeal to common sense or reason.
49. The light danced on the water.
50. What is the purpose of using anecdotes in speeches?
51. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:years of experience
52. The following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device? Money is the root of all evils:poverty is the fruit of all goodness.
53. To appeal to the audiences' sense of reason; the author makes clear, logical connections between ideas, and includes the use of facts and statistics; using historical and literal analogies to make an argument
54. I don't want to go, I want to stay home.
55. Grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, o paragraphs to give structural similarity.
56. An appeal based on shared moral values, calling upon the reader to uphold what is right and just
57. Rhetoric is invented by:
58. Saying one only has two choices when, in fact, there are many other possibilities
59. Which logical fallacy does the below situation demonstrate? Bill and Jill are arguing about cleaning out their closets:Jill: "We should clean out the closets. They are getting a bit messy." Bill: "Why, we just went through those closets last year. Do we have to clean them out everyday?" Jill: "I never said anything about cleaning them out every day. You just want too keep all your junk forever, which is just ridiculous."
60. Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side. Ex. in fact, of course, to be sure, indeed, I suppose, I hope, you know, you see, clearly, in any event, in effect, certainly, remarkably.
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