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Rhetoric Quiz 26 (20 MCQs)

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1. In a speech or text a person, place, or phrase from literature is inserted
2. "The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. "
3. Identify the type of figurative language being used:I was weary with wandering and went me to rest/ Under a broad bank by a brook's side/And as I lay and leaned over and looked into the waters/I fell into a sleep, for it sounded so merry.
4. The time and place a speech is given or a piece is written; the event or situation that prompted the speaker or writer
5. A false conclusion that makes it seem as if there are only 2 choices when in fact there is always at least 1 other option
6. When a speaker appeals to being ordinary, he's using the propaganda technique
7. Ethos is defined as .....
8. Coordinate ideas that balance the element with the same wording of equal importance
9. When you discuss the similarities and differences of two or more things to prove a point you are
10. What is the "method of loci" ?
11. Example:choose our security system because you can't put a price tag on a peace of mind
12. This is an example of, "I feel pretty in the summer, I feel pretty in the winter, I feel pretty in the fall, I feel pretty in the spring."
13. Repetition of word(s) at the beginning of a line "I have a dream ..... I have a dream ..... "
14. A question asked to make a point is which of the following rhetorical devices?
15. "His voice was smooth as silk, calming my anxieties."What rhetorical devise is used?
16. A comparison (not using like or as) this could go on for many sentences/paragraphs .....
17. Newspaper subscribers have been steadily decreasing by at least 5% each year over the last decade, so it looks like a bad industry to look for a job. This is an example of .....
18. An appeal to emotion:focuses on the audience to your appeal
19. The author puts forth one of his opponent's weaker, less central arguments forward and destroys it, while acting like this argument is the crux of the issue
20. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words.
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