Rhetoric Quiz 390 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is an example of parallelism?
2. What does MLA stand for?
3. Fred Harvey, an English-born entrepreneur. He decided to open his own restaurant business to serve rail customers. Beginning in the 1870s, he opened dozens of restaurants in rail stations and dining cars. These Harvey Houses, which constituted the first restaurant chain in the United States, was unique for its high standards of service and quality. The menu was modeled after those of fine restaurants, so the food was leagues beyond the sinister fare travelers were accustomed to receiving in transit.His restaurants were immediately successful, but Harvey was not content to follow conventional business practices. The writer is considering deleting the previous sentence. Should the writer make this change?
4. The effect the speaker is claiming is out of proportion to the cause, or illogical based on the cause.
5. A type of communication that attempts to promote or sell a product, service or idea.
6. Which persuasive appeal uses the writer or speaker's authority, credibility, or expertise?
7. How long must we suffer before someone stands up and says something?
8. Person A:I think that the US will come out of this recession quickly. Person B:What do you know about economics? You don't even have a job! Person B insulted the character of the speaker rather than attacking the argument. What did he use?
9. What is the Latin name for conclusion in the six parts of classical rhetoric?
10. What is argumentative writing?
11. Persuading through the character and credibility of the author
12. Examples in rhetoric can be from
13. Which of the following would build the most credibility?
14. An opinion statement.
15. An interruption in dialogue that allows for the direct address of a person or abstract idea. This person/object may or may not be present; heightened emotions
16. Audience, Context, Purpose, and Propaganda are all rhetorical terms.
17. What are the three basic methods of persuasion according to Aristotle?
18. Repeating the exact same words at the beginning of a sentence or clause at least 3 times.
19. A person who has been erased from all official records and history by the Party
20. What does the "A" in the SOAPS mnemonic stand for?