Rhetoric Quiz 196 (20 MCQs)

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1. Identify the LF: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.
2. The deputies are elected by direct ..... for the legislative session of three years.
3. Maria was chosen as the president of the class.
4. Pathos is most associated with
5. What is the effect of using a metaphor?
6. What rhetorical strategy is being used in the following: "Don't be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated-you don't want to be the laughing stock of your community!"
7. Which of these situations is NOT an example of using rhetoric in everyday life?
8. Anything that represents itself and stands for something else as well
9. When we hear the word 'boots' it can often refer to soldiers, for example, 'the boots are in battle.'
10. What type of rhetorical appeal is this?"As the President of the United States, I must speak to you today about the State of the Union."
11. An indirect reference in a text to something from an unrelated context. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection.
12. In a recent survey of parents of children in grades 1-8, more than half of the parents agreed that students are overburdened with homework. These parents favored mandating less homework in local schools.
13. A direct comparison of two different things without using the words "like" or "as" (example:Laughter is the music of the soul.)
14. What does the term 'epiphany' refer to?
15. The section of a newspaper labeled Op-Ed is
16. For with a country as with a person, "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
17. The primary audience of Gehrig's speech is .....
18. The conclusion that the writer should prove is validated within the claim
19. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing
20. Type of appeal:Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using a cell phone while driving.