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Rhetoric Quiz 155 (20 MCQs)

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1. * Rhetoric contains all prose literary products, if its term encompasses all phenomena that are expressed in words, whether written or spoken, in a connected syllable. * Hence, it is considered that literature constitutes a trinity of theories, namely:
2. The following is an example of what term:The man went to the store and bought apples and bananas and legos and bread and chapstick.
3. I guess I should buy my 12-year-old daughter an iPhone. Everyone at her new school has one and I want her to fit in with the other kids.
4. An emotional appeal is known as .....
5. Which appeal is dominant in the following example? "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."
6. Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis.
7. A boldly overstated or exaggerated claim or statement that adds emphasis without the intention of being literally true. Often used for serious, comic, or ironic effect.
8. What rhetorical device is this ( Small World )
9. We call the group of conjunctions that link independent clauses to create compound sentences
10. "You don't want Jones to come back ..... Do you?" What type of rhetorical appeal is being used in this quote?
11. Font size, use of tables, colours and headings are examples of .....
12. A moment of sudden revelation or insight.
13. An ..... is a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.
14. Statement that appears to be self-contradictory but contains some truth
15. "It's a matter of common sense that people deserve to be treated equally. The Constitution calls it 'self-evident.' Why, then, should I have been denied a seat because of my disability?"Which appeal is this an example of?
16. "They might dismiss us and say that we are too young to understand. But I understand pain. I get grief. I see it in the eyes of the families mourning for those they lost. I hear it in the wails of the loved ones who had to bury one of their own because grown men and women won't listen to common sense and do the bare minimum." Which answer best uses evidence to reflect the TONE in SOAPSTone?
17. Which of the following is the best definition for Ethos?
18. Using language, reason, and evidence to influence the thoughts and behaviors of others. Using language, reason, and evidence to influence the thoughts and behaviors of others.
19. Examples of the use of pathos to convince:
20. When we are unaware of our own bias this is called
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