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Rhetoric Quiz 57 (60 MCQs)

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1. How does King use pathos in "LBJ" ?
2. Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
3. The tendency to hold a particular belief, either knowingly or unknowingly
4. Jennifer leaves for school at 7:00 a.m. Jennifer arrives on time. Jennifer assumes, then, that she will always be on time if she leaves at 7:00 a.m.
5. What is the definition of audience in relation to rhetoric?
6. Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence:In truth, I can't argue with any of your assertions.
7. What does Kairos mean?
8. Which type of appeal uses facts, percentages, and charts?
9. The following is an example of which kind of rhetorical device? Jack is like a squirrel
10. A gross exaggeration to make an effect or to highlight something.
11. Is this an ethical appeal?You should support the "Feed the Children" organization because there are children across the world who go hungry each night.
12. Using the same part of speech or syntactic structure in (1) each element of a series, (2) before and after coordinating conjunctions (and, but, yet, or, for, nor), or (3) after each of a pair of correlative conjunctions (not only ..... but also, neither ..... nor, both ..... and, etc.)
13. Which mode of persuasion relates to the ethical appeal of the speaker in an argument?
14. Uncertainty or fluctuation, esp. when cause by inability to make a choice by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things
15. To make a concerted or violent attack on situations, people, ideas, or situations
16. Figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
17. William Lloyd Garrison created his "Prospectus for The Liberator" in what year?
18. Words or phrases that are not identical but have the same grammatical structure
19. What does the subject represent in SOAPStone?
20. A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb; can be independent or dependent
21. Language that contains figures of speech such as similes and metaphors.
22. What is content?
23. Speeding is bad.
24. What type of propaganda uses negative words or feelings against an idea, product or person?
25. Which one of these is one of the FANBOYS
26. A speaker's attitude toward the subject conveyed by the speaker's stylistic and rhetorical choices.
27. Fish an visitors smell the same in three days is .....
28. A statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim
29. The speech contains information, examples, statistics, etc.
30. True or False:Speakers use a variety of "rhetorical tools" to develop their claims
31. The art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
32. Speakers appeal to this to demonstrate that they are knowledgeable, credible, and trustworthy to speak on a given topic. It is established by both who you are and what you say.
33. All of the following are examples of "agents of change" EXCEPT
34. Trustworthiness, including author's background and qualifications, authority, and reputation all support which rhetorical appeal?
35. The three main modes of persuasion are .....
36. Is the words used correctly? He attributes characteristics from both parents.
37. The rich fields were like the farmer's treasure
38. Best definition to describe the difference between satire and propaganda
39. The size and style of the dress is not to my liking.
40. Said of a word or expression used in a non-literal way
41. Statistics, examples, observations, interviews, facts are examples of this.
42. Imagine Luna, Samuel, and Sophia are having a movie marathon. They stumble upon a Ford Mustang commercial and notice it heavily references certain movies. Can you guess which movies they are?
43. Tone is the ..... 's attitude toward the .....
44. A work that ridicules human behavior and choices in order to bring about change. It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals.
45. A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. A(n) ..... can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.
46. "Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master." ~Christian Lous Lange~ The main AUDIENCE of this quote would be people who .....
47. 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.
48. One thing results from another.
49. The emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, and/or audience
50. ..... uses facts to persuade the audience (reader)
51. A form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression
52. A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be made immediately clear and intelligible
53. If an advertisement is appealing to your sense of logic, what rhetorical appeal are they using?
54. An appeal to logic is known as this.
55. "Tis but a scratch" is an example of a(n) .....
56. Satire that addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule.
57. At the end of the story, we readers aren't really sure if the protagonist survives or not. This is an example of:
58. Making an assumption about everyone/thing based on little information; similar to stereotyping
59. Example:as a doctor, I am best qualified to recommend the most effective treatment
60. Pathos appeals to the audience's emotions asking them to believe because:
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