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Rhetoric Quiz 82 (60 MCQs)

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1. This is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response to an impassioned plea or a convincing story.
2. A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence.
3. What is the commercial image an example of?
4. The meaning of a word beyond its literal definition.
5. I met a tall man who loved to eat cheese. Now I believe that all tall people like cheese.
6. How an author/speaker fulfills their purpose (actions)
7. The bright red light beamed into the stark room.
8. "Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!" (King John, II, i)This sentence is an example of .....
9. Word pictures designed to appeal to the senses.
10. Strategy 1:DO NOT CHOOSE MAIN IDEA ANSWERS = Rhetorical Device questions ask for the persuasive or informative purpose of a specific statement, so be sure to avoid answer choices that are too general.
11. The ironic minimizing of fact; presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic.
12. What is the adjective form of the word parody?
13. "If you give a mouse a cookie, they'll want to take over the world" is an example of what kind of logical fallacy?
14. The faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion; the art of using words to persuade an audience
15. ..... is a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. Example:Chocolate is his Kryptonite.
16. A poem that gives praise to a certain subject
17. What rhetorical device is this?
18. What is a figure of speech that pairs two opposing words called?
19. Repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in a close proximity, as in boost/best; it can also be seen within several compound words, such as fulfill and ping-pong.
20. In rhetorical analysis, we do not focus on whether or not we agree with the stands authors take, but how effectively they make them.
21. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "imply" ?
22. Is misinformation the same as propaganda
23. Series of three parallel words, phrases, or clauses
24. A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization of idea
25. How should an in-text citation look?
26. A coherent series of reasons, statements, or facts intended to support or establish a point of view is called
27. Judicial rhetoric is .....
28. A decade ago, most people couldn't guess that Trump would be considered a powerful speaker.
29. What is this an example of:It feels like I walked a million miles this morning to get to school.
30. Trying to downplay something would be an example of this literary device.
31. Proposing measures to eliminate undesirable conditions
32. Which of the following is an advantage of print media?
33. The writer or speaker's attitude toward their subject; this often "shifts" throughout a text or speech
34. Which is an appeal to values and trust?
35. The appeal to ethics is also called
36. Aims to convince viewers by evoking an emotional response
37. Read the source of the allusion. In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together.
38. Chick-Fil-A's original sandwich is the most ordered item on their menu according to a new study.
39. "I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah" This sentence is an example of .....
40. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly
41. Appeals to reason is called
42. Questioning oneself (or rhetorically asking the audience), often pretending to be in doubt. "The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?" (Matthew 21:25)
43. Three ways that writers use to convince their readers that mean logic, credibility, and emotion
44. Repeating a word or expression-to add more detail-call attention to expand on a word or idea
45. A ..... is a kind or type work of literature. (ex:realistic fiction, fantasy, drama)
46. The qualities (such as age, gender, and wealth) of a specific group of people.
47. Appeals to facts and logic to support an idea
48. The items Caesar left in his will reveal what about him?
49. The following is an example of which rhetorical device? All's fair in love and war.
50. Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another
51. Doing something because everyone else is doing it
52. YOUR ANSWER TO #7
53. "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last" is an example of which rhetorical device?
54. ..... in the second and third books he deals with five parts of rhetoric:* finding the building (inventio), * arrangement and division (collocatio, dispositio), * language processing (elocutio), * memory (memoria), * ruling during speech and pronunciation (habitus, pronuntiatio).
55. A two-word paradox that is used to emphasize the complexity or ridiculousness of human nature or reality
56. "The stock market has crashed, but today I will send 2, 500, 000 people back to work." -President Hoover
57. Charged words are
58. "I have a dream that one day my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
59. Which type of rhetoric deals with FEELINGS?
60. The ..... between the author/speaker and reader/audience can be good, bad, or neutral.
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