This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 186 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 186 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." A) Parallel Structure. B) Repetition. C) Emotionally Charged Language. D) Proving Speaker's Credibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel Structure. 2. An advantage of this appeal is that it can QUICKLY convince someone; a disadvantage is that the person may change their mind just as quickly (it may not be long-lasting), the results are not as easily predictable, and it has limited factual support. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 3. What Rhetorical Device does not require answers A) Allusion. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Anecdote. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 4. A fallacy that attempts to divert attention from the real issues by interjecting a related topic A) To man. B) Red herring. C) Bandwagon. D) Slippery slope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red herring. 5. Which Rhetorical Device is shown in the following sentence: "Will the COVID-19 pandemic ever end?" A) Irony. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Antithesis. D) Zeugma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 6. What is a counterclaim in an argument? A) A claim made to rebut a previous claim (something your opponent might bring up against your claim). B) A statement making your MAIN point. C) A statement that asserts something to be true. D) Acknowledging a point made by one's opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A claim made to rebut a previous claim (something your opponent might bring up against your claim). 7. What does "heuresis" mean? A) A teachable art. B) A device. C) A figurative language. D) A finding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A finding. 8. The overall appeal of the speaker or writer himself or herself; it is important that this person have impressive credentials, a notable knowledge of the subject, and/or appear to be a likeable and moral person. A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 9. True or False. A belief is something people hold to with or without proof. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Rhetorical choice-repetition of the same word(s) at the beginning of sentences or clauses A) Anaphora. B) Juxtaposition. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 11. Organic Foods is the only place I shop. I'm a doctor. I know what my body needs to stay healthy. A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethos. 12. " ..... you were Romeo. You were throwing pebbles and my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet." ' A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 13. Chiasmus is A) Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences or clauses in a row. B) When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed. C) An exaggerated imitation of serious work for humorous purposes. D) Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed. 14. Which rhetorical appeal aims to establish trust and credibility? A) Logos. B) Mythos. C) Pathos. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ethos. 15. What is one goal of persuasion? A) To change other's point of view. B) To make sure people do not change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To change other's point of view. 16. Which of these does a sentence not need to contain? A) A verb. B) A subject. C) A complete idea. D) An adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An adjective. 17. A brief reference to a famous person or event A) Analogy. B) Anaphora. C) Allusion. D) Arachnid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 18. This Greek word for "character" focuses on the speaker or writer, not the argument or audience. A) Glittering generalities. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 19. What was less well-known, until recently at least, was how this relationship among sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests might help fight global warming.The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 40 percent. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following information.since the start of the Industrial Revolution, resulting in a rise in global temperaturesShould the writer make this addition here? A) Yes, because it establishes the relationship between the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and global warming. B) Yes, because it explains the key role sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp forests play in combating global warming. C) No, because it contradicts the claim made in the previous paragraph that sea otters help keep kelp forests healthy. D) No, because it mentions the Industrial Revolution, blurring the focus of the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, because it establishes the relationship between the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and global warming. 20. "And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice." What is this an example of? A) Citing facts and statistics. B) Explaining why speaker is credible. C) Figurative language. D) Appeal to audience's morals. 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