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Rhetoric Quiz 291 (20 MCQs)

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1. What poetic device is Elvis Presley using in this song? "You ain't nothin' but a hound dogQuit snoopin' 'round my doorYou can wag your tailBut I ain't gonna feed you no more."
2. Using logos means appealing to a reader's sense of what
3. "The night is so dark ..... but my rods and cones are capable, be brave my heart" (Godwin).
4. Words or phrases that are substituted for other words or phrases being discussed in order to portray it in a more positive; a polite phrase use in place of a harsher, more offensive expression.
5. A central idea of a piece of literature.
6. What is one way Kinghorn builds ethos?
7. An act of submitting another's wrok, word for word, as one's own.
8. Based on the text, more automation will cause an increase in
9. The dog food ad says "Love them like family. Feed them like family." What kind of rhetorical device is this?
10. "If we stop breeding Orcas at Sea World, we'll have to also stop breeding fish at fisheries, and next thing you know, we won't be able to perform research on any animals!"
11. A short narrative/story used to make a point or create a feeling in the audience
12. Rhetoric is the powerful use of language
13. Deliberative rhetoric has been called, "the language of ..... and ..... "
14. Who does Swift feel bad for and why deos he feel bad for them?
15. Rhetorical appeal that convinces the audience that the speaker is reliable, honest, and credible
16. The use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work.
17. This appeal establishes knowledge and credibility.
18. Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. This can be more emphatic than if a final conjunction were used.
19. Gearhart believes any intent to persuade is an act of
20. A rhetorical device that uses contrasting, opposite words together
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