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Rhetoric Quiz 190 (20 MCQs)

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1. Consider the following sentence:In this difficult day, in this difficult time for the United States, it is perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in.What rhetorical strategy is used in the main clause?
2. Type of appeal: "If you don't purchase this life insurance, and something happens to you, how will your family survive?"
3. The author's attitude toward a subject (always an adjective)
4. Repetition of identical consonant sounds with two or more words in close proximity (ex: "When Billie looked at the trailer, she smiled and laughed.")
5. Which characteristics of an editorial suggests that an editorial must talk about social issues related to the daily lives and concerns of the people
6. Def:two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point
7. What strategy is this student using?Student: "Mr. Bauer acts like he's better than everybody else. How do you expect him to know anything about math?"
8. What type of sentence is this?I exhaled loudly, and the instructor calmly ofered reassurance.
9. Demonstrative rhetoric that makes a proclamation about the present situation; as in wedding speeches such as, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today."
10. What is the following an example of:Antony's repetition of "and Brutus is an honorable man."
11. Juxtaposition of seemingly contrasting ideas for emphasis
12. Beyonce endorses the new PlayStation.
13. Directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction
14. "There are so many dishes all over the place! You never do your dishes!""What about you?! You never take out the trash!"
15. Identify the rhetorical device:The phone was ringing, the dishes were washing, and the dinner was burning.
16. The sentence below is an example of which rhetorical device?For no government is better than the men who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best.
17. There's a new kid in school named Corben; He's a real Einstein.
18. Repetition of sentence structure (example:In the dark, in the night, in the silence, the thief stole ..... )
19. The quality of being trusted and believed in
20. When do you have to cite your sources?
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