Rhetoric Quiz 289 (20 MCQs)

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1. As a mechanic, I know that these tires will last the longest.
2. What is the reason WHY the speaker is sending the message to the audience?
3. Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. The answer is considered to be obvious and understood.
4. The ironic minimizing of fact, ..... presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic ..... is the opposite of hyperbole.
5. When you acknowledge your opponent's viewpoints, you give a/an
6. "We will fight for justice. We will fight for equality."What rhetorical devise is used?
7. Repetition of the last work of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
8. What are the three persuasive appeals?
9. Which rhetorical choice is often sarcastic or highlights a contradiction?
10. This rhetoric appeal uses logic
11. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for your Unit 2 Embedded Assessment 2 project?
12. A comparison of two different things that uses the word "like" or "as" in the statement (example:He looks like a fish out of water.)
13. This family lost everything in the fire. They lost their precious, irreplaceable family photos, not to mention their furniture everything else they own. They have to start over with nothing. Please donate today to help restore their lives.
14. Why are literary techniques used in speeches?
15. A question asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected.
16. Enhanced interrogation
17. Which logical fault is this:My client killed Joe Smith, but the cause for his violent behavior was a life of eating Twinkies and other junk food which impaired his judgment.
18. The repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence-Ex. "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe ..... "
19. What is dialysis?
20. " ..... and we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream." ' What type of figurative language is stated here?