This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Using the conclusion of an argument to support the premises, without providing independent evidence or reasoning. (a) A) Bandwagon. B) Hasty generalization. C) A Circular reasoning. D) Red herring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Circular reasoning. 2. Rhetoric traditionally associated with yellow and the hand? A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Legolas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethos. 3. Identify the type of figurative language being used:It was a beautiful spring morning; total peace and tranquility. The light danced on the surface of the water and birds could be heard chirping in the distance. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 4. Saying the same thing in different words (ex:This is your mission-the thing you have come here to do). A) Repetition. B) Antithesis. C) Restatement. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restatement. 5. When Frederick Douglass tells about his time with his mistress that taught him how to read and write but then stops, he wants us to see that ..... A) Slavery is just as harmful to the slave owner as the slave. B) His mistress was an evil woman. C) His mistress was a kind woman. D) Women were controlled by their husbands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slavery is just as harmful to the slave owner as the slave. 6. Another way of creating ethos is A) Blaming your audience for the faults of society. B) Demonstrating the author is knowledgeable about the subject. C) Using facts/statistics. D) Using emotional diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demonstrating the author is knowledgeable about the subject. 7. Acknowledging the counterargument is one way to appeal to ..... A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 8. It is important not to practice, because it is normal to feel nervous when you are giving a speech. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one considered to be offensive, harsh, or blunt A) Juxtaposition. B) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 10. An indirect reference to a historical, biblical or mythical text/idea is ..... A) Repetition. B) Syntax. C) Allusion. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 11. Which is an example of an ALLUSION? A) People part like the Red Sea. B) The pen is mightier than the sword. C) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People part like the Red Sea. 12. Abigail, Olivia, and Michael are having a debate. They each represent one component of the rhetorical triangle. Can you guess which components they represent? A) Ethos, pathos, and logos. B) Ethos, pathos, and ethos. C) Logos, ethos, and pathos. D) Pathos, logos, and ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos, ethos, and pathos. 13. Which rhetorical device is this? b A) A Ethos. B) B Pathos. C) C Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B Pathos. 14. Which thesis sentence is written correctly? A) In the end, President trumps first 100 days have not been successful because he is a liar. Donald Trump has appointed ineffective people into important positions. He has damaged our relationships with other countries. B) First off, President trumps first 100 days have not been successful because he is a liar, he has appointed ineffective people into important positions and he has damaged our relationships with other countries. C) In the end, President trumps first 100 days have not been successful because he is a liar, he has appointed ineffective people into important positions and he has damaged our relationships with other countries. D) In the end, President trumps first 100 days have not been successful. He is a liar, he has appointed ineffective people into important positions and he has damaged our relationships with other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the end, President trumps first 100 days have not been successful because he is a liar, he has appointed ineffective people into important positions and he has damaged our relationships with other countries. 15. Is "I am so hungry" a hyperbole? A) True (Yes). B) False (No). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False (No). 16. In the rhetoric acronym S.O.A.P, the A refers to ..... A) Admonish. B) Account. C) Audience. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Audience. 17. Interrupts a discussion to directly address a personified thing or person. A) Apostrophe. B) Amplification. C) Metaphor. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 18. Logical Fallacies"The Cardinals are the best football team because they're better than all the other teams." A) Hasty generalization. B) Circular reasoning. C) Straw man. D) To man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular reasoning. 19. Words that are emotionally charged are known as A) Rebuttal. B) Concessions. C) Charged words. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charged words. 20. This type of appeal hinges on the emotions of the audience. Speakers/writers may use this appeal to plead for pity, arouse hostility against an opponent, command respect, etc ..... A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. 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