Rhetoric Quiz 322 (20 MCQs)

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1. Aristotle suggested that ethos contain
2. Writer/speaker establishes credibility, authority, moral character to help persuade.
3. Global warming affects humans, the environment, and is scary
4. What is this an example of?The cupcake is calling my name.
5. Alters or intensifies meaning
6. Use of a word that applies to multiple words in a sentence in different ways.
7. Poor study habits ..... many poor grades.
8. Determine the rhetorical device in this sentence: "He's a tall giant."
9. "The Heart wants what it wants-or else it does not care" (Emily Dickinson)
10. A ..... person might say, "I will be taking off 10 points for poor spelling and grammar!"
11. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:emotional visuals
12. The belief in popular opinion, leading one to believe that a proposition is true merely because it is popular is called-
13. The people that the piece of media is trying to reach is called .....
14. What is supporting evidence?
15. What is an example of symbolism?
16. Who can we credit with his groundbreaking work in the field of rhetoric?
17. What does politikos mean?
18. I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, The day what belongs to the day-at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.What literary device is Whitman utilizing in this poem?
19. Pleasant or harmonious sounds
20. The speaker creates an effect achieved by placing several words in close proximity containing the same letter sounds.