Rhetoric Quiz 228 (20 MCQs)

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1. What could make an argument invalid?
2. The substitution of a less offensive word in place of a more harsh or offensive word.
3. "As I said before, I never repeat myself" is an example of
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."
5. Withholding of syntactic closure (completion of grammatical structure) until the end of a sentence (close to the period).
6. Repeating grammatical structures
7. The second half of a phrase reverses the order of the first half.
8. Weakens a claim by using words like:probably, in most cases, usually
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?
10. Aristotle is known for developing the art of .....
11. The use of symbols to represent bigger ideas
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
13. Which appeal uses CREDIBILITY to persuade?
14. Which of the four appeals is someone using if they are trying to sway your opinion by using facts & figures or reasoning?
15. Which one is not disney princess
16. The rhetorical appeal that uses facts, examples, and statistics is called
17. This transition word introduces one or more examples of an idea that was just mentioned.
18. Language that evokes one or all of the five senses; language that "paints a picture"
19. Formal/dignified languageExample:The Fourth of March, one thousand seven and eighty nine Vs March 4, 1789
20. The real estate agent said his new farm listing was like the Garden of Eden.