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Rhetoric Quiz 43 (60 MCQs)

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1. Think about "Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage" by Carrie Chapman Catt to answer the question.Read the excerpt, then answer the question.Gentlemen, we hereby petition you, our only designated representatives, to redress our grievances by the immediate passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendment and to use your influence to secure its ratification in our own state, in order that women of our nation may be endowed with political freedom before the next presidential election. "Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage" by Carrie Chapman CattUsing context clues, match each vocabulary word in the excerpt to its definition.endowed
2. Question not answered by writer b/c the answer is obvious or obviously desired.
3. Which fallacy is this? If they can't buy it, they won't survive.
4. Ethos usually uses a(n) ..... to persuade the audience.
5. Rely on reason and facts to support a claim.
6. Rhetorical devices are used to appeal to ethos, logos, or pathos.
7. Which word correctly completes the sentence?The dishwasher was an ..... invention because I no longer have to manually wash dishes!
8. Choose the best sentence (parallel structure)
9. An extended metaphor that compares to very dissimilar things in unexpected ways.
10. What is the Rhetorical term for speaker?
11. Fill in the Blank:Epistrophe is the ..... of one or more words at the ..... of consecutive lines or sentences.
12. The target audience, the person or group that the speaker is trying to persuade.
13. A dentist selling toothpaste is a good use of this appeal
14. The impression of the atmosphere of the text.
15. Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple; similes and metaphors can be used to develop them
16. The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and eventssurrounding the text.
17. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury:we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery ..... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." ..... Which type of appeal is being used here?
18. "When to the sessions of sweet silent thought ..... " is an example of .....
19. Which rhetorical device involves the repetition of the same letter at the beginning of adjacent words?
20. Cleverly devised; well-suited to its purpose
21. Henry ends his speech with which device? "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
22. A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something
23. Implication means:
24. Example:Go big or go home
25. Persuasive strategies, used in arguments to support claims and respond to opposing arguments.
26. You must buy the tickets; ....., we won't be able to see that play.
27. The documentary shows footage of slaughterhouses which show unsanitary condition and the poor manner in which animals are treated.
28. Highlighting differences to create an interesting effect
29. Modern rhetors prefer ornamental style, true or false?
30. Using excessive praise
31. Which is an example of hypophora?
32. What is philosophy?
33. ..... 1is the repetition of initial consonants for ..... 2
34. Favoritism or prejudice resulting in unfair or distorted treatment of a person, event, or idea.
35. A speaker should acknowledge their thoughts, feelings, desires.
36. Complete the sentence using parallel structure:Belinda saw very little of the horror movie, for she shut her eyes ....., when she heard the monster's footsteps in the dead leaves, and when characters started screaming.
37. The person making the argument
38. Cultural products that can be "read, " meaning notjust consumed and comprehended, but investigated
39. How the reader feels about the author's subject
40. But it had been a long day, and the meal was inducing a pleasant .....
41. A state of sluggish inactivity
42. What is an appeal to pathos?
43. The type of writing where the author sticks to telling the facts and does not express his or her personal feelings, views, judgement, or opinions.
44. When words have the same sound at the beginning
45. People who help another person commit a crime
46. Say one thing but mean another
47. "Dr. Hanson, a top neurologist, says reading is good for the brain" is an example of
48. Those that understand (rhetoric) can appeal to an audience.
49. An idea or feeling that a work evokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
50. The grey herron has long, skinny legs, fluffy grey feathers, black eyes, and a sharp beak to spear fish.
51. What do we mean when we use the word "ethos" ?
52. An obvious, intended exaggeration. Example: "His snores were louder than a freight train, " or, "I've told you a million times."
53. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?"
54. Discuss similarities and differences, choose the best options, identify common characteristics (a)
55. Why does Swift use the term "dam" when referring to woman?
56. "There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem."
57. The following statement is an example of what literary term?Some people prefer cats; others, dogs.
58. True or False:We NEVER say the author uses ethos, logos, or pathos
59. ..... is factual data, such as statistics and definitions provided by scientists and historians.
60. She gained a little weight. It's not a big deal jumping from Size 8 to 16.
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