Rhetoric Quiz 413 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is the use of emotions to influence the audience?
2. Think about "Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage" by Carrie Chapman Catt to answer the question.Read the excerpt, then answer the question.Gentlemen, we hereby petition you, our only designated representatives, to redress our grievances by the immediate passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendment and to use your influence to secure its ratification in our own state, in order that women of our nation may be endowed with political freedom before the next presidential election. "Address to Congress on Women's Suffrage" by Carrie Chapman CattUsing context clues, match each vocabulary word in the excerpt to its definition.redress
3. The one who is writing or speaking
4. ..... is an appeal to authority or the credibility of a person and often uses celebrities/people of importance to persuade.
5. ..... means:a noun or word is followed by another noun or phrase that renames or identifies it
6. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:titles/position
7. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of clauses to emphasize
8. "Private demand for this product has tapered off for the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all time low. It's time to research other options."
9. Which of the following make up the rhetorical situation? Choose all that apply.
10. Which rhetorical appeal uses logic, reasoning, facts, evidence, quotes, charts, statistics, numbers, etc. so that it is difficult to debate with?
11. Which rhetorical device is the following an example of? "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" -Franklin Delano Roosevelt
12. In which city was rhetoric founded?
13. Logos-using specific types of evidence to prove an argument.
14. Why can't a nose be 12 inches long? Because, then it would be a foot!
15. What are the Rhetorical tools?
16. What rhetorical device is used to help focus the reader on a specific idea by using the same word or phrase multiple times?
17. The meaning of the word "Rhetoric" is:
18. Which rhetorical device is the following an example of? "We must protest until the school removes the vending machines. How much longer should we continue to feed our children junk food?"
19. The use of figurative language or vivid descriptions to make pictures in the reader's mind
20. The selfish man, who owns five cars and two houses, has been unwilling to give any money to charity.