Rhetoric Quiz 90 (20 MCQs)

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1. Choose the best transition word.The day was long and tiring, ..... she decided to go to bed early.
2. "The angry swarm of bees defended their hive against the bear."
3. Trump says that he likes metaphors because they are like art, and he considers himself an artist.
4. A literary devices by which the audience's or reader's understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters
5. What is the preferred method of persuasion for Aristotle?
6. Non-lexical ways of communicating by speech, including intonation, pitch, speed of speaking, hesitation noises, gesture and facial expression
7. A belief about an entire group of people (gender, race, religion) that is often untrue.
8. Appeal to emotion
9. Greek for "embodied thought." Speakers appeal to ....., or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, or statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.
10. When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast.
11. ..... is the use of ordinary people to promote a product or service. The goal is to show that the product or service is of appeal and value to everyone.
12. Good rhetorical arguments are usually created in one writing session.
13. What does SOAPStone stand for?
14. A genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.
15. Describes the variety, the conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing. The four most common are as follows:(1)expository (2)argumentative(3)descriptive (4)narrative.
16. Consider the rhetorical triangle. Ethos is related to:
17. Asks a question
18. ..... irony is a contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens.
19. Speakers appeal to ....., or reason, by offering clear, rational ideas and using specific details, examples, facts, statistics, or expert testimony to back them up.
20. The goal the speaker wants to achieve