Rhetoric Quiz 36 (20 MCQs)

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1. A question that does not require a reply because the answer is obvious
2. What is the rhetorical device used in the sentence:'The car was as fast as lightning.'?
3. Logos is an appeal to the audience's emotions.
4. Appealing to your audience using credibility (authority and shared values)
5. The emotional appeal
6. Roses are red, violets are blueSugar is sweet, and so are youThe above is an example of .....
7. Omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
8. When an author groups two contradictory terms together.
9. ..... is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis.
10. Which section of classical rhetoric is responsible for presenting the main argument and supporting evidence?
11. How the reader is supposed to feel
12. The woods are getting ready to sleep ..... they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whispers and good-nights-L.M. Montgomery, "The Green Gables Letters"
13. What does the citation need to include?
14. The genre or type of text (e.g., journal, editorial, letter, essay, poem, etc.)
15. Which is NOT a method to persuade?
16. True or false:Compare and Contrast try to show similarities AND differences of topics
17. Word choice that is used to evoke emotion
18. Which appeal uses statistics, facts, charts, and graphs?
19. What is this an example of:It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair .....
20. A rhetorical mode used to develop an essay whose primary aim is to depict a scene, person, thing, or idea