Rhetoric Quiz 402 (20 MCQs)

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1. What would "Don't act like a Romeo in front of her" be an example of?
2. Saying something in restrained terms in order to avoid being offensive
3. When conveying your stance, you shouldn't be concerned with how it will be received by your audience.
4. In order to be persuasive, you should use a variety of rhetorical devices in your persuasive essays.
5. When faced with poverty, families resort to dangerous choices.
6. The repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds
7. What is the definition of Kairos?
8. The three main appeals are ethos, pathos, and .....
9. The scientists have done the experiment 57 times and the results are the same every single time. This best exemplifies:
10. What device places two or more contrasting ideas in close proximity to convey a point?
11. ARMS is best for which time?
12. A social principal so highly prized by an individual, group, or society that it becomes a goal to be pursued
13. Looking at a potential market to sell your product. This will allow your business to do better and make more profit. You might use focus groups, surveys, or interviews to get the information you need.
14. Name the rhetorical device: "We've seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers ..... in English, Hebrew, and Arabic." -George Bush, Address to the Nation on Terrorism
15. Arguments in which the speaker attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings ..... Example:If you want to keep your family safe, you need to buy this system ..... "
16. Example:See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.
17. Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses.
18. Repetition of consonants (not just initially)
19. A statement that says less than it means; often used for comedic effect. Example: "I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain."
20. "Four out of five dentists recommend Happy Glossy toothpaste. Therefore, it must be great."