Rhetoric Quiz 380 (20 MCQs)

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1. "I listen vainly, but with thirsty ear."
2. Which of the following is an appeal to credibility or shared value?
3. 3 out of 4 dentists recommend Listerine.
4. "The scientists have proven that 28% of subjects will increase memory by 50% or more." This statement best exemplifies:
5. The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect. Example: "Dark comedy" or "open secret."
6. Citing someone who has no expertise as an authority
7. A newspaper article that is of human interest and often written with a personal slant or style is a .....
8. Why is Pathos effective?
9. Exigence is the urgent need or demand for something. Which of the following does it best answer when acknowledging SOAPSTone?
10. Which of the following is a fragment?
11. Teaching or instructing moral or ethical principles
12. "We will not falter or fail. We will go on to the end. We will fight in France. We will fight on the seas and oceans." This is an example of .....
13. Emotional appeal
14. Who is the main character in a memoir?
15. Which rhetoric device is being used here? "They stand with pride, covered by fear, rejected by the hearts of men."
16. A writer can develop an argument, except
17. In New York. Concrete jungle where dreams are made of. There's nothin' you can't do
18. The pain is like an axe that chops my heart.
19. A question someone asks without expecting an answer. It's just asked to make a point.
20. When a writer places a group of words or a word beside a noun or noun substitute to supplement its meaning, they are using .....