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Rhetoric Quiz 60 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Recycle, it will preserve the world for your children."
2. Higher education is strongly correlated to higher earnings later in life. If you are interested in maintaining a middle-class life, the most likely way to do it is to go to college.
3. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
4. The rhetorical device that appeals to emotions is called
5. What is purpose in rhetoric?
6. The following is an example of which rhetorical appeal? "It's been proven that 97% of people choose this brand over all the competitors. With support like that, it's obvious which brand is best."
7. Which of the following is the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word?
8. My opponent is an untrustworthy liar and an idiot. Therefore, you should believe me.
9. Which is of the following are the 2 most impactful factors in the writer's craft and choices?
10. A method of convincing people with an argument drawn out through an emotional response.
11. An overstatement or exaggeration of facts.
12. Benjamin Banneker:Which word choice references the unethical enslavement of black people in America?
13. Add quotations in this sentence:Yes, I will attend the charity event, she replied.
14. Which mode of persuasion is the weakest in terms of quality?
15. The deliberate use of many conjunctions ..... to highlight quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing, continuous sentence pattern; it slows the pace of the sentence.
16. Appeal to logic. Ex:Numbers, statistics, percentages, graphs, etc.
17. "Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
18. An advantage of this appeal is that it can QUICKLY convince someone; a disadvantage is that the person may change their mind just as quickly (it may not be long-lasting), the results are not as easily predictable, and it has limited factual support.
19. What Rhetorical Device does not require answers
20. A fallacy that attempts to divert attention from the real issues by interjecting a related topic
21. Which Rhetorical Device is shown in the following sentence: "Will the COVID-19 pandemic ever end?"
22. What is a counterclaim in an argument?
23. What does "heuresis" mean?
24. The overall appeal of the speaker or writer himself or herself; it is important that this person have impressive credentials, a notable knowledge of the subject, and/or appear to be a likeable and moral person.
25. True or False. A belief is something people hold to with or without proof.
26. Rhetorical choice-repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of sentences or clauses
27. Organic Foods is the only place I shop. I'm a doctor. I know what my body needs to stay healthy.
28. " ..... you were Romeo. You were throwing pebbles and my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet." '
29. Which rhetorical appeal aims to establish trust and credibility?
30. What is one goal of persuasion?
31. Which of these does a sentence not need to contain?
32. A brief reference to a famous person or event
33. This Greek word for "character" focuses on the speaker or writer, not the argument or audience.
34. What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming.The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following information.since the start of the Industrial Revolution, resulting in a rise in global temperaturesShould the writer make this addition here?
35. "And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice." What is this an example of?
36. Which words are an example of the use of emotive language?These poor people are helpless and homeless. Don't you want to help them?
37. The placing of opposing or contrasting ideas and/or words within the same sentence or very close together to emphasize their disparity.
38. Who is the person or organization telling the message?
39. A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.
40. What struture of sentence contains two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Dependent clauses can refer to the subject (who, which) the sequence/time (since, while), or the causal elements (because, if) of the independent clause?
41. Look into this adorable penguin's eyes and tell me their habitat isn't worth saving!
42. A wrong belief; a false or mistaken idea.
43. Imagine you're in a debate club with Liam, Isla, and David. Aristotle is your coach and he insists that one rhetorical appeal is the most important. Can you guess which one it is?
44. When an author shows the similarities and differences between two people, places, things, or ideas.
45. A logical argument (often a fallacy [aka, a lie]) that attempts to convince the audience that they have no other choice but to accept the writer's or speaker's views
46. A statement that appears to contradict itself but contains truth and validity.
47. Which of the following is not one of the rhetorical appeals?
48. What is the definition of rhetorical questions?
49. Which of the following is an example of ethos?
50. Persuasive Techniques Cause and Effect:
51. Identify the rhetorical appeal used in the following quote: "Five score years ago, a great American (allusion-to Abraham Lincoln), in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. "
52. Ideas that seem to be contradictory to the point where they make no sense on the surface level, but the metaphorical meaning is made clear.
53. What is something that your rhetorical analysis essay does not need to do?
54. The major category into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama. However, this is a flexible term; within these broad boundaries exist many subdivisions. For example, prose can be divided into fiction (novels and short stories) or nonfiction (essays, biographies, autobiographies, etc).
55. An argument or attack against a person rather than the argument they are making
56. The reason for writing or speaking
57. Imagine you're a marketing genius working on a new ad campaign. Which persuasive element would you use to appeal to the audience's logic and reasoning?
58. What did Swift want readers to learn from his proposal?
59. Use of words that imitate the sound the word describes
60. "Time has not stood still. It has washed over me, washed me away, as if I'm nothing more than a woman of sand, left by a careless child too near the water." -The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood.This contains an example of .....
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