Rhetoric Quiz 423 (20 MCQs)

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1. Bradstreet says, "when we live no more, we live ever."
2. Which of these Rhetorical Devices does this best represent?"Listerine is recommended by most dental professionals."
3. "Mr. Becker plays basketball in his free time, but he also likes cooking, swimming, reading, and playing instruments" is an example of what?
4. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (usually a single word)
5. The purposeful repetition of conjunctions in a sentence.
6. Which rhetorical device is defined by the repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables sequence?
7. Premise:Whales are mammals. Fact:A beluga is a type of whale. Conclusion:A beluga is a mammal.
8. A common work or phrase that is used when people talk, but not used in assigned writing. "How's is goin'?" for "how are you?'
9. Houses near the coast should be built at least ten feet above sea level because statistics show that waters rise to these heights at least once every twenty years.
10. The appeal to character and credibility of the author. Example: "As a doctor, I am best qualified to recommend the right treatment."
11. Rhetoric is also known as the art of .....
12. Find the rhetorical device in the following statement: "The bees buzzed in the garden."
13. Rhetoric means .....
14. Which rhetorical appeal uses emotion in order to persuade an audience?
15. An advantage of this appeal is that it provides strong evidence for decision-making; the disadvantage is that it can require a higher degree of reader or listener attention, so may "win" the audience over as quickly as other appeals.
16. Choose the correct term for the following definition:The arguments that can be made to oppose a viewpoint.
17. The writer uses superlatives and adjectives to make a situation seem much worse / better than it really is
18. Comparison between two things to support conclusions about one based on the similarities to another.
19. The definition of Verbal Irony is:
20. An encomium is a(n)