Rhetorical Cohesion Devices Quiz 11 (30 MCQs)

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1. As the speech comes to a close, Dr. King makes a significant change in his tone. Which tone words best describe that change in tone from the beginning of the speech to the end.
2. This rhetorical device does not require an answer.
3. These are the means to persuade an audience in an argument:through logic (logos), emotion (pathos), and ethics (credibility).
4. A ..... is a technique that writers or speakers use to convey meaning or persuade their audience.
5. A brief, printed saying that has the nature of a proverb
6. A figure of speech that uses two opposite words together
7. Things are going so well that I worry we may be living in a bubble that will soon pop.
8. Pathos involves using ..... to persuade your audience.
9. " ..... you were Romeo. You were throwing pebbles and my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet." '
10. What is the term for a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa?
11. Think of how hard it would be for your family to live without you if you died in a car accident. Don't text and drive-think of those you love.
12. A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
13. "Tiktok has become a more popular form of social media than Snapchat, with users spending an average of 52 minutes a day in the app over Snapchat's usage at only 30 minutes a day on average." This statement can best be described as .....
14. Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
15. A technique by which the writer or speaker anticipates the claim that will be made the opposition is called-
16. The dog is a monster.
17. Identifying the main idea of a text involves understanding:
18. Which of the following is an example of direct address?
19. Which is an example of sweeping generalizations?
20. This is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of the same word, phrase or sentence .
21. Back against the wall.
22. Grammatical structure of the first clause or phrases is reversed in the second, sometimes repeating the same words
23. When a writer appeals to the readers' emotions and attempts to affect the listeners personal feelings (making listeners sad, happy, laugh, angry, etc).
24. This is an effective method of persuasion because when we believe the information shared is SOUND and FACTUAL, we are more willing to accept the argument:
25. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.You make me happy, when sky's are gray.You never know dear, how much I love you.Please don't take my sunshine away.-Carly Simon, "Sunshine"
26. Repeating an grammatical form or the way phrases are worded such as "manacles of segregation" and "chains of discrimination" is an example of what rhetorical device?
27. When someone uses data, facts, and logic they're trying to appeal to
28. What is the repetition at the end of a line? Example "See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil."
29. As the butterfly emerges from its cocoon, so must you leave your comfort zone and experience the wider world.
30. Ethos appeals to the viewers/readers