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Rhetoric Quiz 92 (60 MCQs)

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1. Using numbers, data, or words that can be proven true or false
2. Which of the following can weaken the effect on the audience if over-relied on?
3. What is the author's purpose? A note from your friend asking you to be his science partner.
4. What is the purpose of a counterargument in an argument?
5. Rhetorical appeals were introduced by which Greek philosopher
6. Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into c constituent parts of details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences.
7. What device is used in the following example: "A study by Harvard University doctors showed that classrooms with cellphones inside always received lower grades. Therefore, the need to ban them in schools is obvious."
8. For what are you brainstorming when you consider persona, tone, and credibility?
9. What is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason?
10. The philosopher who first listed the three persuasive strategies was named .....
11. What is wrong with the verb in the following sentence? "A decision was reached by the arbitration panel."
12. What is a personal anecdote?
13. That makes sense
14. Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the support that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job, and there's not enough money to go around. Maybe you life in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe
15. What type of rhetorical appeal is being used here?
16. ..... one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight.
17. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:figurative language
18. Explaining the characteristics of a subject
19. "Life moves pretty fast." (movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" )
20. What does pathos appeal to?
21. One portrait, The Hermitage Court Chamber Herald Cat, includes an aristocratic tilt of feline ears as well as a stately sweep of tail emerging from the stiff scarlet and gold of royal court dress. The wise, thoughtful green eyes of the subject of The Hermitage Court Outrunner Cat mimic those of a trusted royal advisor. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence.The museum occupies six historic buildings, including the Winter Palace, a former residence of Russian emperors.Should the writer make this addition here?
22. What is another word for intrinsic?
23. What is the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing called?
24. Select the correct definition for the term "rhetorical context"
25. The ..... is the main idea or central argument of a text.
26. The feeling created in the reader by the writer is called .....
27. The rhyming and the chiming of bells is an example of .....
28. To convince an audience using logic or reason
29. A literary device in which one attacks or insults with the use of tone or abusive diction
30. Descriptive figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader.
31. The representation of something as greater than actually is the case, used to grab the attention of the audience and emphasize certain points.
32. Who is the odd one out?
33. The emotional or cultural associations that a word carries beyond its literal meaning
34. How many years are in a score?
35. Choose the sentence that is in correct parallel structure.
36. Who is the author of "Night?"
37. How can you recognize prejudice?
38. Rhetorical Devices use words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade.
39. The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
40. Figure used to transform an unpleasant, distasteful, or repulsive expression into more socially acceptable terms
41. A person's account of an event or state of affairs.
42. Which rhetorical device uses facts and statistics?
43. What does the word comprehend mean?
44. Which is the best definition of subjective writing?
45. What is the perspective from which a story is told called?
46. Logos uses a chain of ..... to prove a point.
47. Quotations should be inserted as seamlessly as possible into your own writing when using text evidence to support your thesis
48. The repetition of a grammatical structure is known as
49. What are you analyzing in the rhetorical analysis essay?
50. Many people think that Donald Trump makes no sense and is not good at using language.
51. Statements:No giraffe is a leopard All leopards are kangaroos All kangaroos are wolfs Conclusions:I. All kangaroos can never be giraffes II. All giraffes are definitely wolfs.
52. Balancing two or more ideas or arguments that are equally important is .....
53. The main idea of a piece of writing. It's typically one or two sentences that sum up the main points/argument and showcase the reason for writing.
54. If you saw an injustice happening, and you wanted to bring attention to it by writing an online post, the event that sparked your desire to respond is called .....
55. The technique of showing position or authority is-
56. If I lend her snack money today, she is going to expect me to do it every day. She'll probably want my lunch too.
57. Tells what is happening historically or culturally
58. As a mechanic, I know that these tires will last the longest.
59. What is the reason WHY the speaker is sending the message to the audience?
60. Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. The answer is considered to be obvious and understood.
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