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Rhetoric Quiz 66 (60 MCQs)

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1. This term refers to an argument that appeals to one's emotions
2. Those savvy in rhetoric can distinguish
3. Faulty causality
4. Religion (desire to follow the rules and behaviors of one's faith), patriotism (the urge to place one's coutnry before personal needs), standards (the desire to be a good citizen, student, parent, etc.) and humanitarianism (secular appeal to help others, save the environment, etc.) may be used in this type of appeal.
5. Which logical fault is this:Geologists and scientists all over the world are discovering strong evidence for a 6000-year-old earth, yet because of the threat of ruining their reputation, they are suppressing the evidence and keeping quiet.
6. What do we call part of a sentence with no verb or subject?
7. Juxtaposition. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
8. Define implicit.
9. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are modes of?
10. Her small waist is accentuated, but from there, the skirt gently flares outlike a Calla Lily.
11. Making an implied comparison, not using "like, " as, " or other such words.
12. Q:When a speaker focuses attention on the writer's or speaker's trustworthiness, knowledge, relatability, and credibility to convince the audience of one's expertise on a topic, they are using .....
13. A phrase or expression that evokes a picture or describes a scene
14. We use rhetoric daily:
15. When considering this element of the S.O.A.P.S.Tone we are identifying the target of the speech and the values/morals of that target.
16. "If you don't buy this product now, you will be risking losing this low price. You don't want to risk that, do you?" This statement most closely exemplifies:
17. Repetition of grammatical structure (example:In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole ..... )
18. More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggest that Proactive is an effective treatment for acne.
19. I'm not even going to discuss how Melissa shook her curls.
20. A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas are given human qualities
21. (n.) reason or intellect; in the context of an appeal to the mind or understanding
22. The omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words that would complete or clarify the construction
23. Exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect. "I died laughing."
24. Get them to think
25. Identify the rhetorical appeal used:If you decide not to come for Christmas dinner, it would break your grandmother's heart.
26. When you attack a person's character as opposed to the actual argument is called .....
27. Using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation
28. Which fallacy is it when the speaker distracts the audience from the issue and never answers the actual question?
29. What is an "agent of change"
30. A Dream is a wish your heart makes. (Walt Disney's Cinderella)
31. The use of balanced structure to create a rhythmic, catchy sentence.
32. Who is the likely audience of a commercial that is selling candy using loud music, lots of colors, and animated characters?
33. It brought joy and cheer.
34. What does logos appeal to?
35. An unexplained reference to a person, place, event, book, myth, or work of art.
36. If your boss says, "I'm letting you go, " instead of "You're fired!" She/he is using a .....
37. Where does Rhetoric start developing first?
38. How can you recognize propaganda?
39. Because Ronald visited the cemetery,
40. Polite, indirect expressions that replace words and phrases considered harsh or rude
41. An appeal using emotion
42. The circumstances that form the setting of an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which can be fully understood and assessed.
43. Choose the rhetorical appeal that is used in the following quote."As a dentist, I am qualified to tell you that White Strips damage tooth enamel."
44. America is a melting pot.
45. Demosthenes dealt
46. A conclusion one can draw from the presented details.
47. When Neil Armstrong said, "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind, " he was using which rhetorical device?
48. Rhetoric is only used in public speaking. (True/False)
49. An appeal to reason and facts
50. You're making the argument that we should get half-days on Friday to allow more time for homework or jobs or recreation. Which one of these replies would be a false dilemma?
51. "You're easy on the eyes. Hard on the heart." (Terri Clark)
52. What is "the faculty of observing ..... the available means of persuasion" in any situation?
53. An act of borrowing generously from one's own previous work without citation; To self plagiarize.
54. A simple, declarative statement which states the proposition to be decided in the debate
55. Praised by critics for it's having innovative plot and cinematography, the director's first movie was a huge hit at the box office.
56. What does "ethos" refer to in persuasion?
57. Words chosen deliberately for the feeling and attitude associated with them.
58. What type of reasoning is used here?All dolphins are mammals, and all mammals have kidneys. Therefore, dolphins have kidneys.
59. Who was King's audience in Letter from Birmingham Jail?
60. Asking a question with an obvious answer
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