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Rhetoric Quiz 54 (60 MCQs)

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1. I think that you have many choices when you are looking for a nanny, but I hope you can consider how many years I have worked in childcare.
2. The relationship between the speaker, audience, and subject is illustrated through this.
3. The appeal based on the character, credibility, or reliability of the writer:
4. Persuading through the credibility of the speaker/author-and the sense of right and wrong. Ex. "As a doctor, I am best qualified to recommend the right treatment."
5. A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true
6. Many minorities (for example, the Hispanic family that was featured) do not have the financial stability to provide healthy food for their family so they must choose less healthy foods because they are cheaper.
7. Revise this sentence so that it is grammatically correct: "I need sugar butter and eggs from the grocery."
8. "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." This quote contains a(n) .....
9. Which of the following types of figurative language is represented in the example below?A text written to encourage support for the protection of the Florida panther features an interview with a renowned biologist who is an expert on endangered species.
10. The attribution of human qualities to an object, animal, or concept.
11. THAT YEAR, 1967, THE DALLAS COWBOYS HAD 137 ROOKIES IN TRAINING CAMP. GIL BRANDT WAS SIGNING EVERYBODY THAT COULD WALK.
12. What is deductive reasoning?
13. I can't get the fuel pump back on because this bolt is being uncooperative.This sentence is an example of .....
14. "Like so many young people today, I was searching for a way out, or some might say a way in, and then I heard the voice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on an old radio. He was talking about the philosophy and discipline of nonviolence. He said we are all complicit when we tolerate injustice. " By mentioning Dr. King, Rep.Lewis is establishing his
15. Which mode of persuasion in rhetoric appeals to logic and reason?
16. Greek for "orator", describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
17. "They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed." What type of rhetorical appeal is being used in this quote?
18. The time, place, and context of the argument
19. Numerical facts or data used as evidence.
20. Is disinformation the same as propaganda
21. The following is an example of which type of rhetorical device? There are roaches infesting the office of a pest control service.
22. What is meant by exigence?
23. Exaggeration used for emphasis; heighten effect; catalyze recognition; create a humorous perception
24. Choose an example of a Claim of Fact:
25. What is the main characteristic of prose?
26. The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form"a state sweltering with the heat of injustice"
27. The oldest type of vocabulary is.....vocabulary.
28. Statement that is completely unbiased is .....
29. Arguing and persuading are the same thing.
30. A part of a text in which the content of the clauses, phrases, or words being balanced in the parallel structure offers a contrast
31. This type of an editorial explains the significance or meaning of a news event, current idea, condition, or situation, theory or hypothesis.
32. Which rhetorical technique is being used in this example? "Why pay more?"
33. A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event
34. A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or personified abstraction (absent or present)
35. Which rhetorical device does the below scenario depict? Rachael has to convince her parents to let her go out with her friends on Friday night. This is her argument: "Mom and Dad I would like to go out with my friends Friday night. I know you said no and I understand. However, in the past 6 months, I have come home on time and I have straight A's."
36. Putting two contrasting elements together that are so unlike that the effect is surprising, witty, or even startling.
37. Which of the following does NOT compare two things
38. A question asked that the author/speaker doesn't want answered is .....
39. Imperative Sentence
40. Exclamatory sentence
41. The specific cause/reason for a particular piece of rhetoric.
42. Which appeals persuade the reader with facts, statistics, and data?
43. Another word for the claim is
44. To completely change or overthrow a system or way of doing things.
45. What is the art of using language effectively and persuasively?
46. What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below? "Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared todream before" - "The Raven, " Edgar Allan Poe
47. I'm so glad I brought umbrella because it's raining cats and dogs now. What does this idiom mean?
48. Used to express conditions other than a fact (a wish, doubt, demand, or hypothetical)
49. Who developed rhetoric?
50. Identify the appeal: "Don't be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated-you don't want to be the laughing stock of your community!"
51. I can't stress this enough:Review the Reference Sheet before the test!
52. Releasing an add for a dating app right around Valentine's Day is an example of .....
53. Tone is mainly about the feelings of the .....
54. Mr. Jones has delivered packages on time for the last year with no exceptions. I know he will be a great addition to our delivery service. This is an example of .....
55. A short, concise statement expressing a clever observation or a general truth.
56. I had hidden my symptoms and struggles very well
57. Common or familiar that isn't meant to be taken literally-raining cats and dogs
58. One or several conjunctions are deliberately removed from a series of related clauses.
59. The art or study of speaking and writing effectively
60. Which rhetorical appeal involves emphasizing shared values with the audience to convince them of your credibility?
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