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Rhetoric Quiz 24 (60 MCQs)

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1. According to Andrea Lunsford, rhetoric is "the ....., ....., and ..... of all communication."
2. "This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves, who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity." This is an example of which rhetorical device?
3. Appeal to authority and credibility
4. Harsh mixture of sounds
5. Substituting a mild word for one considered offensive
6. An error in reasoning that makes an argument invalid
7. How did Ray Kroc pay for the first Franchise McDonald's?
8. What do you call a poetry pararaph?
9. Let both sides explore ..... let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals ..... let both sides seek to invoke ..... let both sides unite to heed
10. Terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle
11. Which detail from the following excerpt of the poem "Little Birds" contains alliteration?Little Birds are feedingJustices with jam, Rich in frizzled ham:Rich, I say, in oystersHaunting shady cloisters-That is what I am.
12. Who is the founder of the concept of rhetoric?
13. Anything that a rhetor does throughout a speech or essay that has the potential to change the thoughts or feelings of his audience to his advantage.
14. Intentionally omitting extra conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) in a series of items.
15. This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purpose of the major kinds of writing
16. The apples tasted so good, I ate a million of them for lunch.
17. What is the definition of denotative?
18. What do the three corners of the Rhetorical Triangle represent?
19. Fill in the blank:Epistrophe and anaphora have the same function:to ..... an idea
20. A figure of speech in which something is presented as less important, dire, urgent, good, and so on, then it actually is, also called .....
21. Choose the best definition of public relations.
22. It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place.
23. The appeal to credibility is known as .....
24. The process of scanning a line for rhythm
25. Intentional repetition of the same grammatical structure.
26. "We have the defensive advantage and will therefore fight more efficiently than we did in Dunkirk."
27. "The algorithms have been run in a thousand different ways, and the math continues to check out."
28. The appeal to the audience's logic or reason
29. Not to be taken away
30. Why is repetition such a useful tool in speech writing?
31. "And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."
32. Reading books each day is beneficial and all students should read for at least twenty minutes each day. Studies have shown that students who read this amount score in the 98th percentile on standardized tests.
33. Decorum is fitting one's speech to the audience and occasion.
34. Which one of these refers to an appeal to the audience's emotions or affective state?
35. "I love AP Lang and Comp it's SO fun!!:)))"
36. The emotions and atmosphere the speaker is trying to create for the audience is called the mood.
37. Which of the following colors would work best for a technology store? (It's associated with intelligence!)
38. Example:What are you, insane?
39. Max, Molly, and Buddy, the three most common names for dogs.Sentence or Fragment?
40. The incorporation of popular celebrities, movies, and/or events portrays the use of which rhetorical appeal?
41. Misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack
42. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"You know me-I've taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers."
43. Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing.
44. What does analyze mean?
45. An unexpected circumstance in a story.
46. In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven't seen a single deer.
47. My opponent is a pig who cares for only himself. He's a bum and will do nothing for the people. This is an example of what type of propaganda technique?
48. When you speak directly to the audience.
49. Tertiary Audience
50. ..... is a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form. It is an art of discourse, which studies and employs various methods to convince, influence, or please an audience
51. "From time to time, you will hear our opponents declare that the union is weak, that the union has no support, that the union has not grown fast enough."
52. "WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA isn't division, WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA isn't hatred; WHAT WE NEED IN AMERICA isn't violence ..... "
53. The type of writing where an author sets aside his or her personal feelings and only reports the facts, events, and what was observed.
54. Kat should be team captain. She is passionate about soccer. Moreover, .....
55. Which canon of rhetoric best describes the following phrase: "Discovering the best available means of persuasion"
56. The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text.
57. We have plenty of money and workers; ....., we hope to finish the house remodeling soon.
58. What is the best word to describe the author's attitude in the following passage:The White Star Corporation was terribly arrogant to build a ship and not provide enough lifeboats for all its passengers. Its management was concerned that too many lifeboats on the Titanic would "sully the aesthetic beauty of the ship." What were they thinking? No ship is unsinkable. And even more unforgivable is that, despite warnings of icebergs, the Titanic was cruising at top speed in order to break a speed record when it encountered the iceberg. What a horrific price those passengers had to pay so that the White Star Corporation could learn a lesson in humility.
59. A deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
60. Pathos is the appeal of .....
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