Rhetoric Quiz 264 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. What is an appeal to logos?

Correct Answer: B) Appealing to the logic or common sense of the reader.

2. "Prosperity already tests the persistence of our progressive purpose."

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.

3. Prejudice toward one person, group, or thing.

Correct Answer: A) Bias.

4. The result of an action that suggests possible positive or negative outcomes

Correct Answer: D) Cause and effect.

5. In a speech by President Barack Obama about the economy, the first A in SPACECAT is:

Correct Answer: C) The American people.

6. "Everyday with you is a fairytale" is an example of

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

7. Appeal to credibility:focuses on the writer or speaker

Correct Answer: A) Ethos.

8. "Make America Great Again!" and "Yes we can!" are examples of

Correct Answer: D) Slogans.

9. Toothies is the only toothpaste I trust for my family. It is safe for children, and only contains natural ingredients. Trust me. I'm a dentist.

Correct Answer: C) Ethos.

10. Which rhetorical device makes reference to literature, history, pop culture, etc?

Correct Answer: A) Allusion.

11. The reason a writer is writing

Correct Answer: B) Purpose.

12. Use of words that sound like the thing they stand for .....

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

13. Rhetoric is used to .....

Correct Answer: C) Persuade.

14. Water fluoridation affects the brain. Citywide, student's test scores began to drop five months after fluoridation began.

Correct Answer: A) Post Hoc.

15. When a speaker uses diction, imagery, figurative language, and/or syntax to make the audience feel a specific emotion, he or she is employing

Correct Answer: B) Pathos.

16. Select the answer describing a rhetorical move, summarizing the article

Correct Answer: B) Williams highlights "Pokemon Go" as a popular augmented reality game to support his claims about the genre.

17. What is the repetition at the end of a line? Example "See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil."

Correct Answer: C) Epistrophe.

18. Citing an example; using an illustrative story, either true or fictitious

Correct Answer: A) An example.

19. "It is a fact that more than half of all smokers can't quit."

Correct Answer: B) Logos.

20. Which of the following is an ADJECTIVE? The hairy toddler waddled into the kitchen.

Correct Answer: D) Hairy.