Rhetoric Quiz 302 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down. What type of persuasive rhetoric is this?
2. Which word is spelled incorrectly?
3. According to "Marketing to Children, " how much of a youth's day is spent using technology?
4. A (a) compares two things using a direct comparison.
5. This appeal makes the audience feel or experience the message by appealing to their emotions.
6. Trump likes to make up names for people he dislikes.
7. A statement that says less than what is meant
8. A repeated use of words or phases for emphasis
9. Which rhetorical device is this sentence an example of, "She opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy."
10. This refers to the arrangement of sentences. For example, a series of short sentences (especially those with strong diction) can help a speaker or writer emphasize a point.
11. The root word "path" is Latin for .....
12. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.- "The Road Not Taken"-Robert Frost
13. Spending just one dollar at a chain restaurant will lead to the closing of thousands of family owned businesses.
14. An appeal to credibility, ethics, or moral principles
15. A cleansing release of unhealthy emotions.
16. "The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you." What is the purpose of the personification?
17. "If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing, " is an example of:
18. As a nutritionist and doctor it is my recommendation that you eat at least 12 lbs of meat every day is an appeal to .....
19. "You can take the girl out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the girl."
20. Gives inanimate objects or inanimate ideas human characteristics.