Rhetoric Quiz 419 (20 MCQs)

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1. It seemed to me that a careful examination of the room and the lawn might possibly reveal some traces of this mysterious individual. You know my methods, Watson. Which term is being presented in the Sherlock Holmes example above?
2. Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event
3. The final episode was bittersweet
4. A series of THREE parallel words, phrases, or clauses. It's a simple enough structure, yet potentially a powerful one.
5. What are brief stories used to illustrate a point?
6. Repetitive sentence structure that adds intensity and builds rhythm
7. Persuasion that appeals to logic
8. Usain Bolt is faster than the speed of light.Is an example of a?
9. Argument based on the logical reasoning.
10. PART B:Why does Lincoln use that rhetorical device?All dreaded it-all sought to avert it ..... Neither party expected for the war, the magnitude, or the duration, which it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease.
11. Identify the rhetorical device being used in this passage. "We've also studied samples of blood and hair for people at the site that tested positive for sarin."
12. Which of the following questions is most important to consider as you think about the needs of your audience?
13. What is this an example of:The track athlete can run as fast as the wind during his sprints!
14. A question asked to make a point, and answer the question is given right after
15. Read the following passage and identify the red portion of the passage. "To raise a happy, healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us." Hillary Clinton
16. Factual information and the absence of the author's opinion is called
17. Which of the following logical fallacies is shown in the following sentence: "People who don't support the proposed state minimum wage increase hate the poor."
18. The rhetorical parlor quote is credited to this man.
19. In order to be considered credible by your reader it is helpful to use to which rhetorical appeal
20. Why might it be pathos when Lincoln in paragraph 6 of "The Emancipation Proclamation" calls on formerly enslaved people to abstain from violence and to instead keep working, just for pay now?