Rhetoric Quiz 99 (20 MCQs)

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1. YOUR ANSWER TO #12
2. In ....., events turn out the opposite of what was expected.
3. It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass. It rained all over the place.
4. Using one's reputation or credibility to persuade the audience is which of the following rhetorical appeals?
5. This form of rhetoric uses an expert or a scholar.
6. Logos is most closely related to .....
7. Which appeal is dominant in the following example?"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
8. Consequently, when the existence of the empire was threatened in 1899 by the Boer challenge, I offered my services to it, raised a volunteer ambulance corps, and served at several actions that took place for the relief of Ladysmith
9. A word's explicit, literal meaning
10. What is the Latin name for proof in the six parts of classical rhetoric?
11. Sound words (words that make the sound of the word
12. Match the definition to the appropriate appeal:appeals to logic
13. ..... is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason.
14. Haply some hoary-headed swain may say
15. "The duck told the bartender to 'Put it on my bill." '
16. Who or what is best described as the individual presenting the argument in speech, writing, or another medium?
17. "And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual ..... "
18. "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."What rhetorical devise is used?
19. The concept of rhetoric was studied primarily by
20. "The private demand for this product has decreased over the past three years, and this year's sales figures are at an all-time low. It's time to explore other options."