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Rhetoric Quiz 280 (20 MCQs)

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1. Deliberately de-emphasizing something in order to downplay its importance is called .....
2. The dog is a monster.
3. "Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government's emergency response plans."
4. Which rhetorical device uses different words but the same idea to create clarity?
5. Is the words used correctly? He championed his views on migration and gave up the fight when the president signed the bill.
6. What the speaker wants the audience to think/feel/believe.
7. The time and place of the piece; the context that encouraged the writing to happen.
8. "The consequences of sleep deprivation during the teenage years are particularly serious. Teens spend a great portion of each day in school; however, they are unable to maximize the learning opportunities afforded by the education system, since sleep deprivation impairs their ability to be alert, pay attention, solve problems, cope with stress and retain information."
9. I lifted my head, took a big breath, and shouted, "Barry, I'm swimming to Antarctica!" (This statement toward the end of the challenge ties back to what?)
10. "Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago:We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" ..... In this quote, Obama is using an allusion to:
11. One way to use logos is to .....
12. Pathos is a rhetorical device which .....
13. The deliberate omission of words implied by context.
14. Which of these is most similar to an anecdote?
15. Clarity and logic in writing about a topic that binds everything together well.
16. Example:loves a given book
17. The sentence below is an example of which rhetorical device?This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.
18. A figure of speech in which a non-literal comparison is made between objects or actions, without using words such as "as" or "like"
19. Type of Appeal: "Caring for the environment may not change your life, but it will change the lives of your children."
20. Name that appeal!"An average pack of paper towels requires an entire tree to be cut down."
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