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Rhetoric Quiz 62 (60 MCQs)

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1. Buffalo chicken cheesesteaks are my achilles heel is an example of .....
2. Which of the following would be a technique that uses a logos appeal?
3. Which of the following may most closely relate to the literary device of personification?
4. The reader is persuaded to agree by sympathy
5. The quality of a speech or written work that appeals to the emotions of the audience.
6. What is the meaning of kairos in Greek?
7. Parallelism (or parallel structure) is .....
8. Which of the following options below has the follwing definition:using word or phrase pattern that are similar to create emphasis
9. The occasion of a text is .....
10. It represents a stronger expression than recitation, but during it one should not use acting.
11. Presents the feelings and thoughts of only one character
12. If penguins lose their habitat and go extinct, humans may be next!
13. Rhetorical Devicewhen someone says something that says less than what they actually mean (they are downplaying)
14. Something used to represent something else is called .....
15. A commercial for the new iPhone compares it to the previous model, showing all the ways in which the new one is better. Which rhetorical device is used?
16. In which sentence will you write about allusion, diction, repetition or any other rhetorical device or appeal?
17. Trump admits that he doesn't know very powerful words, and he finds them useless.
18. What is the correct description of middle style?
19. Swimming to Antarctica was written by ..... ?
20. What is the third (3) sentence's purpose?
21. The repetition of consonant sounds; not limited to the first letter of words.
22. Figure which asks a question not for the purpose of discussion but to assert or deny an answer implicitly
23. Overstepping appropriate bounds; too bold
24. When would be a sensible time to dedicate a main paragraph to the writer's use of tone?
25. During the political campaign there were debates between President Trump and Hilary Clinton. Both candidates were trying to ..... people to vote for them.
26. Identify the rebuttal to the previous counterclaim that food causes distractions
27. "You've made a mistake. I can't be a wizard. I'm just Harry, just Harry" is an example of
28. The image is an example of .....
29. How can you establish pathos?
30. The following statement is an example of what literary term?Sheldon Cooper is a perfect example of this.
31. State a position, recommend a solution, present an interpretation. (a)
32. "One of my very good school friends, the same age as me, had always been a bold and confident girl and dreamed of becoming a doctor. But her dream remained a dream. At age of 12, she was forced to get married and then soon had a son at an age when she herself was a child-only 14. I know that my friend would have been a very good doctor.But she couldn't ..... because she was a girl." Which rhetoric tool is this?
33. This offers credibility in writing, and are used with Logos.
34. Celebrity sponsorships make use of this mode of persuasion.
35. An appeal to someone's logical reasoning
36. Who opened the first McDonald's restaurant?
37. [1] 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. [2] The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent. [3] A recent study by two professors at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Chris Wilmers and James Estes, suggests, that kelp forests protected by sea otters can absorb as much as twelve times the amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as those where sea urchins are allowed to devour the kelp. [4] Like their terrestrial plant cousins, kelp removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, turning it into sugar fuel through photosynthesis, and releases oxygen back into the air.[5] Scientists knew this but did not recognize how large a role they played in helping kelp forests to significantly decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Where is the most logical place in this paragraph to add the following sentence?What Wilmers and Estes discovered in their study, therefore, surprised them.
38. This means to appeal to one's sense of reason or logic. This may include providing facts, statistics, examples (hypothetical or real).
39. "The world is a stage, and we are all actors playing our parts."
40. An ad using a funny talking dog to sell a product is focused on:
41. Which is not a key category of rhetoric?
42. Find the rhetorical device in this sentence: "With great power comes great responsibility."
43. A contrast of ideas and words written in a balanced or parallel construction.
44. Which is an example of Ethos from Steve Jobs's speech?
45. A sentence fragment used deliberately for persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect.
46. A fallacy in which an idea is just repeated in different terms rather than proved
47. What is the Latin name for a statement of facts in the six parts of classical rhetoric?
48. Trump criticizes an opponent by basically saying that he would be "electrocuted" if he acted like that.
49. Read the passage. Select Yes if you can find evidence of foreshadowing in the passage."Gee, as crowded as the park is, we're the only ones going into the funhouse, " Gina said. "How strange."
50. Anything that uses at least one of the three rhetorical appeals is a .....
51. Choices that make the reader think, feel, or trust; these make the audience respond positively to the message in a text, and effectively communicate purpose.
52. Testimonial is a rhetorical device that:
53. What type of irony is this? A mother comes into the TV room and discovers her 11-year-old watching television instead of doing his homework. Pointing to the screen she says, "I see you are busy, kiddo, but when you're finished with your serious studies there, maybe we could take some time out for recreation and do a little math."
54. The use of the same word or phrase more than once foremphasis.
55. Motivational speakers often use powerful words to describe their ability to overcome the struggles of life. These words are used to appeal to
56. When considering this element of the S.O.A.P.S.Tone we are looking at one or more major ideas the speaker may be discussing.
57. The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of several words in a sequence. Ex. "This sweltering summer ..... "
58. What is the CONTEXT of a piece of text?
59. ..... describes the author's attitude.
60. This persuasive technique gets stuck in your head because it's so catchy and clever.
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