Rhetoric Quiz 27 (20 MCQs)

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1. "And the government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth."This quote is an example of repetition of a phrase at the end of a successive clauses
2. True or false:Randall adopted the same persona when appealing to Brandon and Kim for the $ 1.50.
3. But those numbers do not include tipping points, most feedback loops, additional warming hidden by toxic air pollution or the aspects of equity and climate justice.
4. The apartment was on the top floor-a small living-room, a small dining-room, a small bedroom, and a bath.
5. Which rhetorical appeal uses logical reasoning and arguments?
6. "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury:we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery ..... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut." What type of Rhetoric is being used?
7. Is when you don't give credit for a particular idea or quote (plagiarism)
8. The initial evidence-or reasoning-for a claim. This is an answer to the question "why do you think your claim is true?"
9. The following statement is an example of what literary term?facts, statistics, imagery, first-person pronouns, connotative diction
10. The art of effective and persuasive speaking and writing is the definition of:
11. There can only be one claim in a text.
12. Reversing the customary (subject first, then verb, then complement) order of elements in a sentence or phrase
13. The sudden boom of thunder arouse him from his .....
14. What is the definition of the logical fallacy, ad hominem?
15. Identify the figurative language used in the sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees.'
16. You send a text message to your best friend. Your best friend reads the message. Your best friend is the
17. A technique by which the writer or speaker anticipates objections his audience may have to his argument and points out the error in their objections
18. Assumption
19. What type of rhetorical appeal is this?"For just 10 cents a day, you can help save the lives of countless children."
20. The choice of words an author uses to convey ideas to a reader.