Rhetoric Quiz 80 (20 MCQs)

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1. It is considered a false truth that a broken mirror means bad luck.
2. "You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word:It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be."
3. To compare as to point out striking differences
4. "If you don't come to the game tonight, then clearly you don't care about me."
5. Which of the following is not an example of informational text?
6. After watching a few Tiktoks with her friends, Alice downloaded the app herself and went down a rabbit-hole for hours.
7. Overstatement or exaggeration in poetry or prose
8. A figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker; raising and responding to one's own question(s). A common usage is to ask the question at the beginning of a paragraph and then use the paragraph to answer it.
9. ..... Consequently, I was late to school.
10. What is the difference between a slogan and a jingle?
11. 8 The traditions of the huntsman's .....
12. What rhetorical device is used in the following quote:" ..... we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty"
13. What appeal is Sojourner Truth using when she makes the following statement?"Look at me! Look at my arm. I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man ..... when I could get it ..... and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman?"
14. Series of clauses increasing force for effect
15. A clever or witty saying
16. Less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept
17. Is "All white people don't have rhythm" a stereotype?
18. Tofu has more calcium than milk.
19. Which of the following is NOT a reason to study rhetoric?
20. An appeal to credibility or character.