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Rhetoric Quiz 96 (60 MCQs)

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1. Word choice, an element of style:Diction creates tone, attitude, and style as well as meaning. Different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning. An essay written in academic diction would be much less colorful, but perhaps more precise than street slang.
2. Which situation is an example of nonverbal communication?
3. "John told the children about World War I, " said the narrator.
4. Would you like a piece of my Danish?
5. What does the expression "this is no picnic for me" as used in paragraph 4 mean?
6. The share of library materials that is in nonprint formats is increasing steadily; in 2010, at least 18.5 million e-books were available for them to circulate. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following information.-e-books, audio and video materials, and online journals-Should the writer make this addition here?
7. A policy which involves taking slow, measured actions
8. Is this an appeal to Ethos or Pathos?Please give me the day off work. My grandmother died, and I really need to go spend time with my family. They need me to support them during this terrible time.
9. Choose the rhetorical appeal that is used in the following quote."Covid taught me a lot about my community, I love every building, every business, and every hard working member of this town."
10. Third person narrator who reports the thoughts of only one character and generally only what that one character sees
11. Which trope or scheme is used in the following sentence: "The secret to becoming a writer is to persist-to keep on writing regardless if you're paid any heed or money."
12. Which of the following is a definition of logos?
13. The following is an example of which rhetorical device? The fog crept through doorways and keyholes.
14. Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
15. A restatement (assertion) supported by evidence is also called .....
16. [I]t is respectable to have no illusions ..... and safe ..... and profitable ..... and dull." (Joseph Conrad)
17. Appeals to audience's emotions to persuade them
18. A story told in order to give an example or to make something more realistic is which of the following devices?
19. This family lost everything in the fire. They lost their irreplaceable family photos, not to mention their furniture and clothing. Please donate to help them start over.
20. Logos tries to appeal to someone's sense of .....
21. A question asked for effect (get reader thinking)
22. Ordinary or familiar conversation
23. What is the definition of the logical fallacy, straw man?
24. Regular patterns to syllables in lines of poetry is called .....
25. The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level, it uses terms related to the five senses; we refer to visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory.
26. Identify the dominant appeal: "You will never be satisfied in life if you don't seize this opportunity. Do you want to live the rest of your years thinking about what would have happened if you just jumped when you had the chance?"
27. If a kid is show smiling and happy while eating Tyson Chicken Nuggets, which rhetorical device is being used?
28. She had butterflies in her stomach.
29. Use of which of the following rhetorical devices runs the risk of employing a logical fallacy?
30. What rhetorical appeal is advertisers using best when they include personal anecdotes, client testimonials and success stories in their ads?
31. He is responsible for the creation of rhetoric.
32. A list of items separated by conjunctions
33. True or False:The Rhetorical Triangle is a useful way of formulating your thoughts and presenting your position.
34. Writing may or may not have a purpose depending on the situation.
35. He's no spring chicken.
36. The term that means a comparison of two unlike things using like or as is .....
37. Which definition closely matches stereotype?
38. Rhetorical choice-contrasts two opposing ideas using a similar grammatical structure (parallelism)
39. The people the message/arguments was intended for
40. Sounds of the voice-shush, giggle, growl, whine, murmur, blurt, whisper, hiss.
41. ..... is the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people
42. The art of using language effectively is also know as:
43. Words or phrases deliberately chosen to bring out strong emotions, feelings, or reactions in the audience or reader.
44. A comparison of two or more things (that are often not alike) by stating that one is the other is called a/an .....
45. Information that has evidential support and is generally acknowledged to be proven or true.
46. A writer's or speaker's statement on a position or issue
47. Which of the following would be considered a credible source to quote as evidence in an article?
48. Read the following passage.When you need to make a big decision, always begin by listing advantages and disadvantages! If you don't, you will almost certainly make a very bad choice.Which sentence best describes the passage?
49. Men and women experience the world differently
50. Anecdotes (personal stories) and personal beliefs
51. A strong persuasive argument will contain how many rhetorical appeals?
52. In 1972, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Traf-O-Data, a computer program that tracked automobile traffic based on counters installed on roadways. Although Traf-OData was only moderately successful, the two men would go on to found Microsoft a few years later.
53. What is the purpose of a counterclaim?
54. What is Metotymy?
55. Why was Hitler's rhetoric successful?
56. What does ethos involve?
57. Feelings accentuated by experiencing love, hate, fear, etc.
58. What rhetorical device is being used in the following quote:"So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania ..... "
59. Which rhetorical device refers to logic?
60. Arrangement is.....
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