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Rhetoric Quiz 181 (20 MCQs)

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1. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor it cannot save the few who are rich.
2. Speech or writing intended to be effective and influence people.
3. I must apologize for my staff ..... their actions were precipitate.Given this sentence, what part of speech is precipitate?
4. What is the EXIGENCE for the 2018 Question 2 text?
5. If the speaker/writer tries to persuade by using facts, data, definitions, statistics, reasoning, etc. they are appealing to .....
6. Which of the following logical fallacies is shown in the following sentence: "If we ban Hummers because they are bad for the environment eventually the government will ban all cars, so we should not ban Hummers."
7. Repetition of the same group of words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs [example: "We are a people in quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community."
8. Rhetorical appeal to the emotions of the audience.
9. A talking cucumber would be an example of which rhetorical device?
10. Which strategy should be used to evaluate the evidence in an argument?
11. What rhetorical strategy is being used in the following: "My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
12. Logical Fallacy:When your mom gets your phone bill and you have gone over the limit, you begin talking to her about how hard your math class is and how well you did on a test today.
13. The immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background information necessary for understanding the plot; also, explanation; one of the four modes of discourse
14. "I don't blame our president at all. I really don't. The reason I don't blame our president is because America has gone to sleep." -Shirley Chisholm, 'A Coalition of Conscience, ' Greenfield High School, Greenfield, Massachusetts, Oct. 3, 1983. This quote contains an example of ..... :
15. A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently throughout a work
16. To make a point by exaggerating is which of the following rhetorical devices?
17. Style
18. Rhetoric is the art of persuasive writing and/or speaking.
19. Logos is an appeal to
20. The following rhetorical device is an example of what? "Content of their character"
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