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Rhetoric Quiz 49 (60 MCQs)

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1. Why is propaganda the biggest threat to democracy
2. Which type of evidence is this:specific instances that illustrate points?
3. Repetition of ideas in inverted order
4. Imagine you're in a debate club with David, Scarlett, and Kai. Aristotle is your coach. He's explaining the definition of rhetoric. What does he say?
5. (a) Which of the following is an example of the use of ethos?
6. Which of these is not ethos:
7. Bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
8. ..... is a way of appealing to an audience by showing one's credibility and ethical character.
9. Which appeal does this quote use? "I have a dream that one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers" (King).
10. Rhetoric is a fancy word for .....
11. Which terms is represented in the example below:Turn in paper when finished
12. I can't live without you.
13. Repetition of a phrase at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row
14. Repeated use of a specific word or phrase for emphasis
15. A nonfiction work that is delivered orally to an audience. Some are fully composed before the speaker reads them aloud. Others are planned in notes or an outline.
16. Call to Action is .....
17. "Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children." The predominant rhetorical device used her is .....
18. Define requirement
19. Appeals to emotions .....
20. What's the head count?
21. The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device?Anger is a monster waiting to devour happiness.
22. If you put together a rhetorical argument and it fails to persuade, you should .....
23. Syllogism is the use of major and minor premise to reach a conclusion.
24. "Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark."
25. "the memory of evil willserve as a shield against evil" is an example of
26. "he strives, he acquires, he makes"
27. Waiting until your mom is in a good mood to ask her for money is an example of:
28. Should blogs be considered a credible source to check for truthful material
29. "To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world." Thomas Jefferson
30. If an author/speaker is appealing to the audience's emotions, they are using
31. All of the people that you met in town are very strange. You conclude that everyone in town is very strange.
32. The green light in The Great Gatsby is an example of what term?
33. This term refers to an argument that appeals to logic
34. A personification of the Party and its leader, who is always watching over citizens through telescreens and thought police
35. Which color is most closely associated with purity?
36. The following is an example of which literary term:What is the meaning of life?
37. The following is an example of which rhetorical device? "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender."
38. Relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, and personal feelings
39. Commonly used and accepted phrases that are not taken literally, but rather contain another meaning altogether
40. Persuasion is .....
41. Sarah is bad at driving, so all girls must be bad at driving.
42. What is the meaning of antithesis?
43. "I came. I saw. I conquered." (William Shakespeare)
44. How does Eisenhower advance his purpose?
45. "LET EVERY NATION KNOW, WHETHER IT WISHES US WELL OR ILL, THAT WE SHALL PAY ANY PRICE, BEAR ANY BURDEN, MEET ANY HARDSHIP, SUPPORT ANY FRIEND, OPPOSE ANY FOE TO ASSURE THE SURVIVAL AND THE SUCCESS OF LIBERTY."
46. Abraham Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson are credible sources in Catt's speech.
47. An argument that suggests taking a minor action will lead to major, ludicrous consequences
48. This is a diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, often by avoiding opposing arguments rather than addressing them.
49. A shooting star is technically a meteor shower. It's amazing to think that each piece of debris in a shooting star could be the size of a small rock, also known as a meteoroid. Some meteoroids are small, while others can measure up to 330 feet. These longer meteoroids are called asteroids; However, after traveling through Earth's atmosphere, these enormous meteoroids turn to dust. If any particle of space dust reaches the surface of any planet, that piece of dust or rock is called a meteorite. Interestingly, most of the space dust that makes contact with Earth comes from comets, not meteor showers, asteroids, or meteoroids. Which of these strategies does the author use most often to describe a shooting star?
50. I served in the Marines for ten years. I know what it means to go to war, and I can be trusted to lead the military because of my experience.
51. What part of speech does an ADJECTIVE modify?
52. What is ethos in rhetoric?
53. This speech is based on Elie Wiesel's experience in .....
54. In rhetoric, the contrasting of one idea with another opposite idea
55. What type of irony is this? Romeo and Juliet are secretly married, but Juliet's parents insist that she should marry Paris. Juliet tries to fake her death in order to run off with Romeo, but, being a typical teenager, neglects to tell Romeo about her plan. She becomes unconscious after drinking a sleeping potion given to her by the apothecary. When Romeo discovers Juliet, he thinks that she is dead, not knowing that she is merely unconscious. He consumes poison and kills himself.
56. What is the immediate need to deliver the message?
57. Using an expert:
58. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:"Fail to prepare and you prepare to fail."
59. Rhetorical Devicea brief reference to a famous person or event ..... often from literature, mythology, history, or the Bible
60. "All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree." -Albert Einstien
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