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Rhetoric Quiz 310 (20 MCQs)

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1. Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another; usually in a way to be considered to be unfair
2. An appeal to the right time
3. Kim is the fastest and most talented player on the soccer team. This is an example of .....
4. ..... is the deliberate repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect.
5. What rhetorical element is being used here?A speech about the sport of basketball delivered by the famous basketball player Shaquille O'Neal.
6. If the company relocates, most of you will have longer commutes.
7. What was the purpose of Rep. Lewis' Op-Ed article?
8. HAMSTERS FOR SALE:Braxton Pet Store, Northwood Mall:We have a large selection of hamsters for sale this week. They are interesting pets and you will enjoy having one. They are only $ 17.99 this week. Come and buy yours today!
9. What is is an appeal to ethics, a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader?
10. With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, ..... Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address
11. Describes traditions for each genre
12. The sentence "I'll love you 'til the ocean is folded and hung up to dry and the seven stars go squawking like geese about the sky, " is an example of which rhetorical device (not simile or metaphor)?
13. "So many places, so little time."
14. What persuasive technique is being used? Ethos-appeal to trustworthiness and credibilityLogos-appeal to logic (facts, numbers, etc.)Pathos-appeal to emotions "Macaroni and Cheese-Just the way mom makes it!"
15. A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words
16. Third person narrator, referred to as "he" , "she" , or "they" , who is able to see into each characters mind and understand all the action.
17. Lacy can do something about the problem, but I don't know what ( ..... )
18. An expression that evokes a picture or describes a scene relying on the five senses.
19. What does the "S" in SOAPSTONE stand for?
20. Which of the following is the definition of Ad Hominem?
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