Rhetoric Quiz 118 (20 MCQs)

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1. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation ..... We must continue to conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.I have a dream that 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.
2. The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences ..... is similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of ..... as the groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words.
3. Using very emotional words that make the audience feel a certain way
4. What is formal logic?
5. The purpose of high or grand style is .....
6. What type of rhetorical mode is used when delivering a persuasive speech?
7. In an advertisement for Coca-Cola, someone buys a Coke for a friend, and then another and another. In the end, everyone is drinking Coke together. Choose which strategy this example BEST represents.
8. The author doesn't have authority to write on the topic, the source contains plagiarized or uncited information, or the source contains inaccurate or false information
9. Example:Lucky me, I've lost my wallet
10. She is, after all, very loyal.
11. What type of reasoning is used here?Every dog I meet is friendly. Therefore, all dogs are friendly.
12. Starting with a general claim or statement, then giving a specific example.
13. An extravagant, implied metaphor using words in an alien or unusual way is .....
14. Reasons that are true, factual, and reasonable.
15. When thinking about rhetorical situations one should consider all of the following EXCEPT .....
16. Which rhetorical appeal is being used in the statement 'Crest White Strips get your teeth 20% whiter than other leading brands.'?
17. Able to be believed; convincing
18. "When I was in junior high school, ..... "(What Rhetorical Device is this referring to)
19. This is the topic of the text.
20. The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely placed words.