Rhetoric Quiz 97 (20 MCQs)

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1. The weather forecast had predicted thunderstorms, but the dark thunderclouds never materialised.
2. The repetition of vowel sounds at close intervals
3. I feel like throwing something! I was typing my paper and was almost finished. Then the power went out. Now my paper is lost. This is a horrible night. The tone is
4. He was brave. He was bold. He was selfless.
5. More people own Playstation 2 than any other gaming console.
6. This part of a speech acknowledges the other side and explains why it is wrong.
7. What is it called in a rhetorical situation when you acknowledge your opponent's argument, and refute it before they can speak
8. Which figurative language is the following an example of? Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
9. Identify the type of figurative language being used:She tossed and turned all night and could not fall asleep. The best in the guest room was as soft as concrete. She wished she was at home and tucked in her own bed.
10. "His terrible whiskers flitted round me in silent criticism."
11. The comparison of two or more unlike things.-equates
12. From the Greek for "reckoning together"; deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion
13. The part of an argument that state's the author's point of view is called the
14. Why does Granholm use a slow and steady pace in her speech "Remembering Rosa parks" ?
15. "Breakfast of champions"
16. Which logical fault is this:The rescue workers, doctors and various assistants are all heroes because, with the help of God, they managed to save all of the people involved in that accident.
17. The propagandist puts forth the idea that everyone is doing this, or everyone supports this person/cause, so should you.
18. "Statistically speaking, the probability of success in this investment is bolstered by a consistent track record of steady annual growth in the industry over the past decade." Which rhetoric is used?
19. Question that is asked to make a point, rather than to get an answer.
20. ..... means:a repeated grammatical pattern