Rhetoric Quiz 121 (20 MCQs)

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1. ..... is special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
2. A speaker or author's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing (what the author or speaker wants the audience to think or do as a result)
3. What did David Hume argue in his publication in 1751?
4. The Rhetorical Situation consists of the following:
5. Teacher:If I let you go to the bathroom pretty soon everybody will want to go to the bathroom. This is an example of
6. Something that makes plain or clear; anything presented to support an assertion
7. The Centers for Disease Control recommends getting a flu vaccine each fall.
8. If an advertisement shows images of struggling families while asking for support, what type of rhetoric is being used?
9. Why did Ray Kroc keep the name "McDonalds" and not his name?
10. "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." ..... This is an example of what?
11. An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event or literary work is called .....
12. A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. A news release that claims "the White House declared" rather that "the President declared" is an example.
13. The good news ..... that money-management skills ..... more common sense and discipline than they do brilliance and an MBA.
14. The success of "On Manifest Destiny" is mostly due to
15. When we debate or argue with our interlocutor, we need to use our logical thinking so that the argument we convey becomes something that can be tested for truth. When we debate or argue with our interlocutor, we need to use our logical thinking so that the argument is we convey it as something that can be tested for truth. The example above is an example of an assumption?
16. Appeal to emotion in a piece of rhetoric
17. A character trait that brings about the downfall of the hero or heroine.
18. What's the Rhetorical Device? "Look at me! Look at my arm! I have plowed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me.....and ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man and [born] the lash as well.....and ain't I a woman? I have born thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me.....and ain't I a woman?" What rhetorical devices does the following quote contain? "Look at me! Look at my arm! I have plowed and sown and gathered into barns, and no one could beat me.....And am I not a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man-when I could get it-and endure the whip, too.....And am I not a woman? I have given birth to thirteen children, and I have seen most of them sold as slaves, and when I cried out my mother's pain, but no Jesus heard me..... And am I not a woman?
19. Rhetorical Devicecomparison of two unlike things using like or as
20. "100% of students who use their class time wisely complete their project and are successful" is an example of .....