Rhetoric Quiz 374 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which Rhetorical Device is shown in the following sentence: "After reviewing all the evidence, I agree. They disagree."
2. The people whom a speaker or writer WANTS to hear their speech or see their writing
3. Sentence construction that places equal grammatical construction near each other
4. This branch of oratory exhibits this trait by praising a person deserving of honor or blaming someone for a notorious action
5. Begins with a specific observation and applies to a broad conclusion
6. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:sob story
7. "I have a dream that one day ..... I have a dream that one day ..... I have a dream that one day ..... "What rhetorical devise is used?
8. Who wrote the most influential text on rhetoric in Western history?
9. In ethos, the writer or speaker presents himself or herself to the audience as
10. What is this an example of: "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury:we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery ..... We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."
11. One who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder
12. The following statement is an example of what literary term?Tom Robinson is innocent and should be free to return to his family.
13. Figurative language like metaphors, repetition, etc. are what type of rhetorical strategy?
14. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of successive or close words.
15. Read this sentence.The customer service representative was asked to deal with customers kindly, professionally, and in a helpful manner. In this sentence, how is kindly, professionally, and in a helpful correctly written?
16. What is the correct description of low or plain style?
17. This is Greek for "character" .....
18. Greek term that means "word", an appeal to logic
19. A literary device that refers to the juxtaposition of two opposing elements through parallel grammatical structure.
20. When MLK Jr. says, "we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check, " he is using .....