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Rhetoric Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. Your thesis statement should always have
2. What is the author's purpose in Patrick Henry's speech?
3. The reader knows something that a character doesn't.
4. The generator hummed quietly after we turned it on.
5. When two words, phrases, images, or ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast
6. What is one reason we speak, read, and write? What is the purpose of English class?
7. Define PROPAGANDA
8. In a speech or text a person, place, or phrase from literature is inserted
9. "The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. "
10. Identify the type of figurative language being used:I was weary with wandering and went me to rest/ Under a broad bank by a brook's side/And as I lay and leaned over and looked into the waters/I fell into a sleep, for it sounded so merry.
11. The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written; the event or situation that prompted the speaker or writer
12. A false conclusion that makes it seem as if there are only 2 choices when in fact there is always at least 1 other option
13. When a speaker appeals to being ordinary, he's using the propaganda technique
14. Ethos is defined as .....
15. Coordinate ideas that balance the element with the same wording of equal importance
16. When you discuss the similarities and differences of two or more things to prove a point you are
17. What is the "method of loci" ?
18. Example:choose our security system because you can't put a price tag on a peace of mind
19. This is an example of, "I feel pretty in the summer, I feel pretty in the winter, I feel pretty in the fall, I feel pretty in the spring."
20. Repetition of word(s) at the beginning of a line "I have a dream ..... I have a dream ..... "
21. A question asked to make a point is which of the following rhetorical devices?
22. "His voice was smooth as silk, calming my anxieties."What rhetorical devise is used?
23. A comparison (not using like or as) this could go on for many sentences/paragraphs .....
24. Newspaper subscribers have been steadily decreasing by at least 5% each year over the last decade, so it looks like a bad industry to look for a job. This is an example of .....
25. An appeal to emotion:focuses on the audience to your appeal
26. The author puts forth one of his opponent's weaker, less central arguments forward and destroys it, while acting like this argument is the crux of the issue
27. "And the government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth."This quote is an example of repetition of a phrase at the end of a successive clauses
28. True or false:Randall adopted the same persona when appealing to Brandon and Kim for the $ 1.50.
29. But those numbers do not include tipping points, most feedback loops, additional warming hidden by toxic air pollution or the aspects of equity and climate justice.
30. The apartment was on the top floor-a small living-room, a small dining-room, a small bedroom, and a bath.
31. Which rhetorical appeal uses logical reasoning and arguments?
32. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury:we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery ..... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." What type of Rhetoric is being used?
33. Is when you don't give credit for a particular idea or quote (plagiarism)
34. The initial evidence-or reasoning-for a claim. This is an answer to the question "why do you think your claim is true?"
35. The following statement is an example of what literary term?facts, statistics, imagery, first-person pronouns, connotative diction
36. The art of effective and persuasive speaking and writing is the definition of:
37. There can only be one claim in a text.
38. Reversing the customary (subject first, then verb, then complement) order of elements in a sentence or phrase
39. The sudden boom of thunder arouse him from his .....
40. What is the definition of the logical fallacy, ad hominem?
41. Identify the figurative language used in the sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees.'
42. You send a text message to your best friend. Your best friend reads the message. Your best friend is the
43. A technique by which the writer or speaker anticipates objections his audience may have to his argument and points out the error in their objections
44. What type of rhetorical appeal is this?"For just 10 cents a day, you can help save the lives of countless children."
45. The choice of words an author uses to convey ideas to a reader.
46. A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end; this independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone
47. Which rhetorical device aims to evoke emotions in the audience?
48. What is NOT good rhetoric?
49. The catalyst, or event that inspires/influences the writer to compose the text.
50. "Describes any context in which you need to communicate (written word)"
51. Using the words "I", "me", "we", or "us" is using what point of view?
52. Million people quit smoking last year.WWW.STOPSMOKING.NOW
53. Working together with others to achieve a common goal.
54. "Time Waits for No One" (song by The Rolling Stones)
55. "Mrs. Hudson comes to school with a smile on her face and positive glow" is an example of what?
56. She gave birth to me, raised me and provided for me from an infant ..... Maybe I owe her one.
57. Disregarding context and viewing a given topic in black and white (all good or all bad) suggests a lack of .....
58. When a speaker/writer addresses an opposing view or or speaker and attacks their argument or character.
59. The person who is writing the essay or giving the speech is known as the
60. Which literary device is shown in the lyric: "Seventeen and we got a dream to have a family, a house and everything in between. Suddenly, we turn Twenty-three, pressure for taking our life more seriously, We got our dead-end jobs and got bills to pay" (Blanco, Halsey, Khalid).
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