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Rhetoric Quiz 83 (60 MCQs)

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1. Oprah Winfrey was sued by a food company for saying "That makes me not want to eat a hamburger" when a mother on her show shared how her son died by eating an E.coli contaminated hamburger.
2. The introduction of a story or book, when the characters and setting are first described
3. What is delivery?
4. Logical fallacy in which the arguer sets up the situation so it looks like there are only two choices. The arguer then eliminates one of the choices, so it seems that we are left with only one option:the one the arguer wanted us to pick in the first place.
5. Any preferences or prejudices that a person has.
6. "Research compiled by scientists and analysts from NASA, as well as organizations from five other nations with space programs, suggests that a moon colony is possible with international support." What type of rhetoric is being used?
7. Priya, Abigail, and Ethan are having a debate. They are using certain rhetorical appeals to make their arguments more persuasive. Can you identify these appeals?
8. "For I belong to a traumatized generation, one that experienced the abandonment and solitude of our people."
9. A form of repetition in which a grammatical pattern is repeated
10. The art of persuasion through speaking and writing.
11. What is the purpose of using parallel structure in rhetoric?
12. A piece of figurative language that lasts more than one line-long
13. Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases
14. The omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
15. Two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
16. What is S.O.A.P.?
17. These are the key points a writer wants the reader to accept
18. Hi, I'm Dr. Gene Hanky. When I get migraines, Headfix is my go-to for pain relief. Headfix beats even the toughest migraines.
19. How do anecdotes contribute to the speaker's claims in speeches?
20. "To hew out of the mountain; to transform the jangling discords"
21. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are modes of persuasion used to convince audiences.
22. What is an advantage of interactive media?
23. The intended reader or listener for a text; the person/people for whom the speaker composed the text.
24. A short, informal reference to a famous person or event
25. This rhetoric appeals to the audiences logic or reason.
26. State of being well known for a bad quality
27. "To stop too fearful, and too faint to go."
28. Techniques used to influence opinions, emotions, attitudes or behavior
29. He feels buried under a mountain of work.
30. The clouds held their breath for a brief moment before letting loose upon the earth.
31. The instance of placing two opposite things close together to create a contrasting effect.
32. "Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?"
33. A taunting, sneering, cutting, or caustic remark (see irony)
34. Annie, are you okay? Will you tell us that you're okay?
35. What type of reasoning is making an argument using specific observations to make a broad conclusion?
36. A device that combines a television and a surveillance camera, used by the Party to monitor citizens
37. An essay can be composed of one clear, complete paragraph.
38. A type of writing used to explain a topic.
39. What important lesson did Scrooge learn from the Spirit of Christmas Past?
40. What is the best way to emphasize a point when giving a speech?
41. A figure of speech in which a direct comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
42. Presenting only two options as if they are the only possible choices, ignoring other possibilities or options. (a)
43. Repetition of vowel sounds in a line of work
44. Anything that represents something larger than itself
45. Appealing to logic or reason
46. "Stated clearly and in detail" is the definition of .....
47. The Junior Achievement ad uses what kind of rhetorical device?
48. Which term refers to a rhetor's position in relation to their argument?
49. Bias is a prejudice in favor or against one thing, person, or group.A. True
50. Many stories begin with this to supply the reader with essential background information.
51. Why is ethos important in writing?
52. Device? "A time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant, a time to reap, a time to laugh, a time to weep." The Byrds (1965).
53. Whenever you write, you express (or downplay) your stance through the words you use and the other ways your text conveys an attitude toward your subject and audience. Stance is conveyed through your
54. "I have a dream"
55. What literary device does the following passage from "The Gettysburg Address" use:We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.
56. Which of the following is NOT an analogy
57. Describes specific, observable things rather than ideas or qualities.
58. A series of events that represents, or is a story (often told chronologically)
59. Which of these would most likely be used as a rhetorical question?
60. . A character in the story who relates the actions through his or her own perspective.
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