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Rhetoric Quiz 75 (20 MCQs)

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1. The type of writing where an author sets aside his or her personal feelings and only reports the facts, events, and what was observed.
2. Kat should be team captain. She is passionate about soccer. Moreover, .....
3. Which canon of rhetoric best describes the following phrase: "Discovering the best available means of persuasion"
4. The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text.
5. We have plenty of money and workers; ....., we hope to finish the house remodeling soon.
6. What is the best word to describe the author's attitude in the following passage:The White Star Corporation was terribly arrogant to build a ship and not provide enough lifeboats for all its passengers. Its management was concerned that too many lifeboats on the Titanic would "sully the aesthetic beauty of the ship." What were they thinking? No ship is unsinkable. And even more unforgivable is that, despite warnings of icebergs, the Titanic was cruising at top speed in order to break a speed record when it encountered the iceberg. What a horrific price those passengers had to pay so that the White Star Corporation could learn a lesson in humility.
7. A deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
8. Pathos is the appeal of .....
9. "The Senator must be wrong on the issue of taxes because he's such a jerk to the people who work for him."
10. How are purpose and message different?
11. Repetition of one word
12. MR. PRESIDENT:No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do, opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely, and without reserve. What rhetorical device is Patrick Henry employing in this text from the opening of his "Speech to the Virginia Convention?"
13. An ethical appeal in which the speaker or writer is trustworthy, credible, and knowledgeable about a topic.
14. Are deep fakes private hackers who manipulate for malicious purposes
15. Identify the rhetorical device:Check out my new wheels!
16. A rhetorical appeal that uses facts and logic (empirical and logical evidence) to appeal to an audience's sense of reason
17. What are the three levels of style?
18. The omission of conjunctions (FANBOYS) where they would normally be used.
19. Suggesting that a particular belief or action is popular or widely accepted, without providing evidence to support it. (a)
20. Logos, in an argument, represents.....
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