Rhetoric Quiz 246 (20 MCQs)

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1. The speaker uses emotional language to play on the person's feelings in order to persuade them
2. Read the quote below from paragraph 5. Then select which type of rhetorical device it is.The rise may be directly related to the fact that parents and high schools are encouraging students to take on more classwork, according to Ben Steverman, a Bloomberg reporter who covers teen employment.
3. Vacuuming under the furniture, dusting the ceiling fans, and scrubbing the tile grout with a toothbrush, Jerry prepared the house for his ultra-picky mother-in-law.
4. Suggesting that a small, initial action will inevitably lead to much larger, undesirable consequences, without providing sufficient evidence or reasoning. (a)
5. How a writer arranges words and sentences is
6. A reference from literature, mythology, religion, or history that an author expects the reader to understand.
7. Eating meat is like signing up to support politicians.
8. Define:Climax
9. A simile is a comparison of two things using the words like or as.
10. What does the last "s" in SOAPSTone represent?
11. In the sentence 'The leaves danced in the wind, ' what figurative language is being used?
12. Which trope or scheme is used in the following sentence:Envy eats nothing but its own heart
13. The speech appeals to the audience's emotions
14. "You should eat ice cream! Everyone does!" is an example ofwhat kind of logical fallacy?
15. Which of the following is the use of facts and explanations to convince an audience?
16. Involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something.
17. Also known as "symbouleutikon, " this type of rhetoric focuses on the future and argues what society should do as we progress.
18. Identify the rhetorical appeal used in the following quote: "We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality."
19. When we read things that affirm our bias, this is called
20. A written piece that contains significant portions of text froma single source without alterations.