This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 228 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 228 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What could make an argument invalid? A) Making a stereotype in the major premise. B) Changing the subject in the minor premise. C) Not using evidence. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. The substitution of a less offensive word in place of a more harsh or offensive word. A) Metaphor. B) Euphemism. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 3. "As I said before, I never repeat myself" is an example of A) Rhetorical Question. B) Parallelism. C) Paradox. D) Constellation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 4. Which type of rhetorical appeal is used in the following sentence: "A child who forgot to use bug spray is shown covered in bug bites." A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pathos. 5. Withholding of syntactic closure (completion of grammatical structure) until the end of a sentence (close to the period). A) Periodic sentence. B) Loose sentence. C) Simple sentence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periodic sentence. 6. Repeating grammatical structures A) Antithesis. B) Parallelism. C) Allusion. D) Restatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallelism. 7. The second half of a phrase reverses the order of the first half. A) Hyperbole. B) Chiasmus. C) Anistrophe. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chiasmus. 8. Weakens a claim by using words like:probably, in most cases, usually A) Reservation. B) Qualifier. C) Oration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qualifier. 9. I told Rachel it was a bad idea to eat that monster burrito before we got on the Texas Giant, but she didn't listen and ended up yacking in the trash can afterwards. Which of the following terms is being presented in the example above? A) Euphemism. B) Allusion. C) Oxymoron. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 10. Aristotle is known for developing the art of ..... A) Rhetoric. B) Parallelism. C) Diction. D) Narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetoric. 11. The use of symbols to represent bigger ideas A) Parallelism. B) Prose. C) Symbolism. D) Analogy. E) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 12. Who are you to say we are not important? Who are you to say our opinions don't matter? Who are you to say that we will not be heard? This sentence is an example of A) Unrelated. B) Multi-connectors. C) Anaphora. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 13. Which appeal uses CREDIBILITY to persuade? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 14. Which of the four appeals is someone using if they are trying to sway your opinion by using facts & figures or reasoning? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 15. Which one is not disney princess A) Cinderella. B) Woody. C) Belle. D) Jasmin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woody. 16. The rhetorical appeal that uses facts, examples, and statistics is called A) Logos. B) Pathos. C) Ethos. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 17. This transition word introduces one or more examples of an idea that was just mentioned. A) Despite. B) However. C) Such as. D) Simultaneously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Such as. 18. Language that evokes one or all of the five senses; language that "paints a picture" A) An example. B) Hyperbolic. C) Imagery. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 19. Formal/dignified languageExample:The Fourth of March, one thousand seven and eighty nine Vs March 4, 1789 A) Tone. B) Parallelism. C) Loaded Language. D) Elevated Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elevated Language. 20. The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden. A) Alliteration. B) Irony. C) Allusion. D) Reception. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTheory QuizzesRhetoric Quiz 1Rhetoric Quiz 2Rhetoric Quiz 3Rhetoric Quiz 4Rhetoric Quiz 5Rhetoric Quiz 6Rhetoric Quiz 7Rhetoric Quiz 8Rhetoric Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books