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Rhetoric Quiz 52 (60 MCQs)

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1. Information and data that can be proved to be true
2. The reason for preparing a document is the .....
3. Which rhetorical appeal attempts to prove credibility or expertise to persuade the reader?
4. She likes to eat chocolate eclairs, take moonlit walks, and sing classical jazz.
5. A persuasive language act accomplished by speech, text, or images
6. Which appeal is used in the following quote? "He has so framed the laws of divorce, as to what shall be the proper causes of divorce; in case of separation, to whom the guardianship of the children shall be given."
7. A 3-part syllogism is a type of
8. Contrasting ideas are expressed in agrammatically balanced statement.
9. When a celebrity endorses a product
10. "We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you." -Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
11. One method to create logos is
12. A fallacy where the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence.
13. A reference to another work that is well known within popular culture
14. What is the art of persuasion through speaking and writing?
15. An indirect word substituted for one considered to be too harsh
16. Which kind of rhetoric would try to use a professor or a writer to convince a group of people?
17. Identify the rhetorical device in the following sentence: " ..... we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing ..... "
18. An overuse of details and repetition
19. A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration used for either serious or comic effect.
20. Use of words to arouse emotions, develop sound reasoning or appeal to shared values.
21. "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
22. "What made me take this trip to Africa? There is no quick explanation."
23. Speaking directly to a real or imagined listener or object.
24. When and where the events of the story take place.
25. A figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas.
26. A figure of speech in which the grammar of one phrase is inverted in the following phrase, such that two key concepts from the original phrase reappear in the second phrase in inverted order; "Fair is foul and foul is fair"-Shakespeare
27. There are still many countries in the world with ..... groups of citizens.
28. A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.
29. Cindy Smith and Cindy Rogers are both amazing students.Cindy Smith loves to eat candy apples. Therefore, Cindy Rogers loves to eat candy apples.
30. Melissa's shaking curls were a forest of ringlets.
31. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing is called
32. Logical fallacy in which a person attacks the person proposing an argument rather than on the argument itself.
33. "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?" This is an example of .....
34. Which is NOT an element of SOAPSTONE?
35. An account of events as they actually happen.
36. "I promised I would not say that she [Carly Fiorina] ran Hewlett-Packard into the ground, that she laid off tens of thousands of people and she got viciously fired. I said I will not say it, so I will not say it" ..... Presidential Nominee Donald Trump This quote is an example of
37. Bandwagon is a propaganda device that is used to:
38. Prolonged, cruel or unjust treatment or control
39. Which of these is the best summary of lines 74-81 of the MJF speech?
40. Amplification means to say much about one thing. (emphasize) What is this also known as?
41. There is a direct relationship between a sign and its referent
42. What is Subliminal Messaging/Advertising?
43. "Zombies eat brains. You're safe." This is an example of:
44. A figurative saying in which wisdom is given
45. What is the main characteristic of a predicate nominative?
46. Doctor's all over the world recommend this treatment.
47. Why is this a logical fallacy? "Everyone should like coffee:95% of teachers do!"
48. Those reading or hearing the text
49. Reagan's reference to the great explorer Sir Francis Drake is an example of a .....
50. Communicare is a Latin word that means ..... ?
51. "You should certainly be the one who washes the dishes ..... you are just so good at it!"
52. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times is an example of .....
53. The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of the words in sequence is
54. What is the purpose of the peroratio section in classical rhetoric?
55. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person used to make a point
56. Which word is a coordinating conjunction? (FANBOYS)
57. Who created the concepts behind the art of rhetoric?
58. When an advertisement uses statistics that are not based on facts.
59. Available only to a special few; entitled to something special
60. The word choice and attitude the author uses in reference to their subject.
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